Puerto Rican soprano Natalia Santaliz continues to establish herself as a dynamic presence on opera and concert stages throughout the Americas. In 2024, she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center as a member of the cast of Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar, sharing the stage with internationally acclaimed artists. That same year, she appeared as a guest artist with Sun Valley Opera and IlluminArts in Miami Beach. She also began serving as Arts and Culture Correspondent for CBS Puerto Rico and One Caribbean Television, highlighting the rich artistic and cultural landscape of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Most recently, Santaliz appeared as the soprano soloist in Mozart's Mass in C Minor with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra for its season finale. She also made her debut in the work with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Maximiano Valdés.
In July 2026, she was invited by the Fundació Pau Casals to participate in the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Pablo Casals in El Vendrell, Catalonia. That same year, she made her Festival Casals debut as a soloist in Las Troyanas, directed by acclaimed Puerto Rican actor and director Vicente Castro.
During the 2022–2023 season, Santaliz was a Resident Artist with Opera San José, where she performed the role of Nannetta in Verdi's Falstaff and starred in Alma Deutscher's Cinderella as the title role. She also appeared as Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni with Berkshire Opera Festival.
A graduate of several distinguished young artist programs, Santaliz was a Gerdine Young Artist at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in 2022 and participated in the Manetti Shrem Opera Program at Festival Napa Valley in 2021. That same year, she performed the role of Camila in Johanny Navarro's Frenesí at Cuartel de Ballajá, appeared as the soprano soloist in John Rutter's Requiem with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rafael Enrique Irizarry, and performed in The Blue Project: Puerto Rican Folk Music with the New World Symphony.
Committed to both artistic excellence and community engagement, Santaliz has collaborated with renowned cellist Emilio Colón, the Puerto Rico International Chamber Orchestra, and the Olga Iglesias Project. She has also appeared in Pro Arte Musical's Música Abierta concert series, bringing high-quality performances to communities throughout Puerto Rico.
Earlier in her career, she participated in the Prelude to Performance program of the Martina Arroyo Foundation, where she covered the role of Nannetta in Falstaff and participated in master classes with Metropolitan Opera soprano Sharon Sweet. She was also selected to participate in the Sherrill Milnes Voice Studio at the Savannah Voice Festival.
In Puerto Rico, Santaliz has performed with leading companies including Opera de Puerto Rico, Teatro de la Ópera, Fundación Puertorriqueña de Zarzuela y Opereta, and the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico Opera Workshop. Her operatic repertoire includes Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Nannetta (Falstaff), and Zerlina (Don Giovanni). She has also appeared in recital at both the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico and Mannes School of Music at The New School in New York City.
In recognition of her artistic and academic achievements, Santaliz received the Roberto I. Ferdman Award in 2016.