Born in Mérida (Spain), María Espada studied singing with Mariana You Chi and with Alfredo Kraus, amongst others.
She has performed in halls such as the Konzerthaus in Viena, the Berlin’s Philarmonie, Théâtre des Champs Élysées in Paris, Concertgebow in Amsterdam, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Santa Cecilia in Rome, Vredenburg in Utrecht, and the most important Spanish opera houses and concert halls, such as the Teatro Real in Madrid or the Liceo in Barcelona.

She has worked with conductors like Mariss Jansons, Jesús López Cobos, Aldo Ceccato, Josep Pons, Antoni Ros Marbá, Juanjo Mena, Salvador Mas, Frans Brüggen, Andrea Marcon, Howard Griffiths, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo, Tamás Vásáry, Alberto Zedda, Diego Fasolis, Jordi Casas, Adrian Leaper, Fabio Bonizzoni, Christophe Coin, Eduardo López Banzo, Giuseppe Mega, Emil Simon, Carlos Kalmar, and more.