Beatriz Parra Durango

[citation needed] In 1957, she received her first prize when she participated in the competition "Searching for a Voice in Ecuador", organized by the House of Culture and Radio CRE.

In 1958, she performed for the first time as a soloist onstage in the role of Duchess Carolina in the zarzuela "Luisa Fernanda".

In 1965, she won the silver medal and second place in the International Vocal Competition organized by the city of Toulouse, France.

For fifteen years she was a prima donna and soloist with the Colombia Opera Theater, where her repertoire included verismo such as Verdi and Puccini, romanticists such as Donizetti and classicists such as Mozart.

[citation needed] Currently, although retired, she teaches voice as head of the Beatriz Parra Foundation, along with the Armenian baritone Konstantin Simonian.