Marina Viotti

French-Swiss mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti was born in Lausanne on April 30, 1986. Daughter of conductor Marcello Viotti and violinist Marie-Laurence Bret, she grew up in a family of musicians, with her father's professional postings in Lorraine and Lyon. After learning the transverse flute, she became interested in jazz, gospel and metal, before turning to opera singing, which she studied in Vienna, Austria, with Heidi Brunner, then in Lausanne with Brigitte Balleys and in Barcelona with Raul Giménez. Engaged in the Opéra de Lausanne troupe, then in Zurich and Munich, the mezzo-soprano distinguished herself at the Rossini Festival in Wildbad, where she won 1st prize in bel canto in 2015, followed by 3rd prize at the Geneva Competition in 2016, 1st prize at the Kattenburg Competition in Lausanne in 2017, a finalist place at Placido Domingo's Operalia Competition in 2018 and the Young Singer of the Year prize at the International Opera Awards the same year. Her career develops on stage between the recital recordings A Tribute to Pauline Viardot with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques (2022), Porque Existe Otro Querer with guitarist Gabriel Bianco (2023) and À Deux Voix with Adriana Gonzalez (2023). Winner of the Victoire de la Musique Classique in the category of Lyric Artist of the Year in 2023, Marina Viotti made a name for herself the world over with her participation in the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in July 2024, where she sang the revolutionary anthem "Ah! ça ira" as a decapitated Marie-Antoinette, accompanied by the metal band Gojira. The same year sees the release of the albums Mezzo Mozart (2024) and Melankhôlia: In Darkness Through the Light (2024).

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