Francisco, Paulina

Paulina Francisco

Paulina Francisco’s “vivacious soprano is a ray of sunshine” (The Guardian). Hailed for her “agility, impact, and vibrant projection” (ClassyKey) which “preserves a finesse of delivery allowing one to savor the ornamentation and agility” (Olyrix), Paulina enjoys an international career of singing, in demand as a soloist, collaborator, and project curator.

Paulina is a winner of the 11th edition of Le Jardin des Voix with Les Arts Florissants and is a soloist in their internationally-celebrated production of Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, with staging and choreography by Mourad Merzouki. In March 2025, she made her London Handel Festival debut singing the role of L’Allegro in L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato with Jonathan Cohen and Arcangelo. In the 2023-2024 Paulina was a Young Artist with Opera Lafayette, making her Kennedy Center debut in the role of Thalie in Mouret’s Les Fêtes de Thalie under the direction of Christophe Rousset - which was received as “delightfully insouciant” (The Washington Post) and “like a rainbow-haired Cyndi Lauper” (Washington Classical Review). Additional role credits include Semele in John Eccles’ Semele with American Baroque Opera Company and Esther in Handel’s Esther with Opera Lafayette.