Patricia Illera

Patricia Illera embarked on her musical studies with the classical guitar. Right from the very start she was fascinated by the world of singing, which led her to join Madrid’s Children’s Choir with which she took part in numerous productions as a soloist. After studying medicine at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), she joined Madrid’s Higher School of Singing (ESCM). It was there that she was given the opportunity to make her debut as Paloma in El Barberillo de Lavapiés and Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, roles that she fitted around her role as Head of the String section at Madrid’s Youth Orchestra (JORCAM), where she participated in stage and symphony productions, singing as a soloist in many of them. ​ After finishing at the ESCM, she was awarded a scholarship by Indiana Univ