February 4, 2016—UO Opera Ensemble director Karen Esquivel is featured in the Feb. 2016 issue of Classical Singer magazine in a story about professional singers balancing career and family. 

 

The article includes a fun photo of Dr. Esquivel and her son Christian over two decades ago, when Esquivel sang for the Houston Grand Opera Chorus.

 

These days we’re lucky to have Esquivel as instructor of voice and opera here at the University of Oregon, and Esquivel is lucky to have Christian, now 31, a major part of her life!

 

Read the full article on the Classical Singer website, starting on page 36 of the PDF version of the magazine.