Serena
Farnocchia

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BIOGRAPHY
Born in Lucca, Italy, the soprano studied with Gianpiero Mastromei and won several international competitions, including the Luciano Pavarotti Competition in Philadelphia. She was accepted by Riccardo Muti into the Opera Studio of Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Her repertoire includes roles such as Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Mimì (La Bohème), Liù, Suor Angelica, Desdemona, Aida, Elisabetta (Don Carlo), Leonora (Il Trovatore), Amelia, Alice, Luisa Miller, Maria Stuarda, Anna Bolena, Donna Anna, the Countess, Fiordiligi, Vitellia, Micaëla, Mařenka, Madama Cortese, Elisabetta and Ermione.
Engagements have taken her to renowned houses such as the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Opera di Roma, Bayerische Staatsoper, Semperoper Dresden, Opernhaus Zürich, Grand Théâtre de Genève, New National Theatre Tokyo, Suntory Hall, Sydney Opera House, and to the Glyndebourne and Santa Fe Festivals. She has collaborated with conductors including Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Fabio Luisi, Daniel Oren, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Gianandrea Noseda, and Alberto Zedda. In 2024, she performed the role of Hazila in the world premiere of Zarqa Al Yamama by Lee Bradshaw at the King Fahad Cultural Centre in Riyadh. Her discography includes La Cecchina, Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and Don Carlos, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Ermione, and Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghilterra.