Aliana de la Guardia is a Cuban-American artist with a multifaceted career as a vocalist, entrepreneur, actor, and educator. A co-founding artist and Artistic Director of Guerilla Opera, Aliana has fifteen years of experience leading this Boston-based performing ensemble and has produced many newly commissioned operas with roles tailor-made for her ferocious stage presence. Specializing in new music, she has enjoyed collaborations featuring today’s most eminent composers with American Lyric Theater, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston New Music Festival, Center for Contemporary Opera, Dinosaur Annex, Enigma Chamber Opera, Ludovico Ensemble, Monadnock Music, New Gallery Concert Series, Transient Canvas, and Winsor Music, among others. As a recording artist, she can be heard on Navona and Ravello Records (labels under PARMA Recordings), BMOP Sound, and independent labels.