Vannina Santoni Soprano

Biography

Vannina Santoni is a graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. She attracted particular attention in 2018 when she sang the title role in La Traviata at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. In recent seasons, her roles have included Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) at La Scala in Milan, the title role in Manon with the Orchestre national de Lyon conducted by Daniele Rustioni, Mélisande (Pelléas et Mélisande) conducted by François-Xavier Roth and directed by Éric Ruf at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) in Laurent Pelly's production with Le Concert d'Astrée conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Vannina Santoni made her debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona in the role of Liu (Turandot). She has also sung Mimi (La Bohème) at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Fiordiligi at the Opernhaus in Zurich and Mélisande in Lille under the baton of François-Xavier Roth.

She made her debut in the title role of Iphigénie en Tauride in Montpellier. In concert, she sang Verdi's Messa di Requiem at the Rocamadour Festival and Poulenc's Stabat Mater at the Rheingau Music Festival under Alain Altinoglu. She gave her first performance of Strauss's Four Last Songs with the Mahlerian Camerata conducted by Benjamin Garzia at the Opéra de Vichy. In the 2024-2025 season, she will sing the title role in La Traviata in Riga, Blanche de La Force (Dialogues des carmélites) at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Théâtre de Compiègne, Micaëla (Carmen) at the Opéra royal de Versailles and Marguerite (Faust) at the Opéra de Lille.

At the Opéra national de Paris: Carmen (Frasquita), 2017; The Magic Flute (Pamina), 2019; The Satin Slipper (Dona Musique/La Bouchère), 2021; Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi), 2024.