Emelina Medina Martínez, born in 2001 in Medellín, Colombia, completed her Bachelor’s degree in Voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln under Prof. Kai Wessel, where she is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Music Theatre. She received further significant artistic guidance in a masterclass with Prof. Uta Schwabe in Vienna, as well as in masterclasses with Tobias Krampen and Sybilla Rubens. In 2023, she was a scholarship recipient of the Horst und Gretel Will-Stiftung. In 2024, she won 2nd prize at the International Festival Vocallis alongside Keonju Lee.

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Her previous repertoire includes roles such as Wondraczek (Amok) and Jordan Baker (Gatsby) in contemporary productions by Marc Vogler, Amorino and Aulo Cinna (Il Tito) by Antonio Cesti, as well as the Princess (Puss in Boots) by Xavier Montsalvatge. In 2026, she sang Lauretta in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and interpreted the role of the Contessa in Paisiello/Henze's Don Chisciotte at the Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte festival in Montepulciano, Italy. During the 2026/27 season, she can be seen as the Sandman and the Dew Fairy in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel at the Wuppertal Opera.

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Photo: Irene Trancossi