BENEDETTA MARCHESI

Her recent engagements include Die Zweite Magd in Richard Strauss’ Elektra at Teatro Verdi di Trieste in June 2026, conducted by Enrico Calesso and directed by Marco Filiberti, and Flora Bervoix in Verdi’s La traviata at the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi in July 2026, under Vanessa Benelli Mosell and Arnaud Bernard.

In February 2025, she appeared as La Cieca in Ponchielli’s La Gioconda at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, conducted by Fabio Mastrangelo and directed by Filippo Tonon. In December 2024, she performed Flora Bervoix in La traviata at Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine.

In 2024, Marchesi made her debut at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in the world premiere of Silvia Colasanti’s L’ultimo viaggio di Sindbad, directed by Luca Micheletti and conducted by Enrico Pagano.

Born in the province of Bergamo, Italy, Marchesi began studying piano and music theory as a child, and developed her artistry through choral singing before graduating summa cum laude with a Master’s degree in Opera Singing.

Her distinctions include the Pauline Viardot Prize at the 17th Ruggero Leoncavallo International Opera Competition, Third Prize and the Audience Award at the 9th Felice Lattuada International Opera Singing Competition, and a scholarship for advanced vocal studies at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.

Marchesi has also worked as a singer, actress and arranger on interdisciplinary projects, including the soundtrack to Gabriele Fabbro’s film Trifole. She continues her advanced vocal studies with tenor Marco Berti.