Vannina Santoni studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, quickly gaining attention. After her first debuts on stage, she was praised for “immersing herself in her characters with the fervor of an actress” and for her unique blend of “pure lyricism and dramatic fire.” She particularly stood out in 2018 when she triumphed as the title character in La Traviata at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Santoni opens the 2024/25 season as Blanche de la Force (Dialogues des Carmélites) at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, followed by Micaëla (Carmen) at the Opéra de Versailles, and Marguerite (Faust) at both the Opéra Comique and the Opéra de Lille. She will also perform Verdi’s Requiem with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra.

Recent important debuts include: Gran Teatre del Liceu as Liu (Turandot), Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte) at the Zürich Opera and the Opéra de Paris, Mimi (La Bohème) at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Iphigénie (Iphigénie en Tauride) in Montpellier and the title role in Massenet's Grisélidis at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.

Other highlights from recent seasons include the role of Juliette (Roméo et Juliette, Gounod) at the Teatro alla Scala, Manon with the Orchestre National de Lyon under the baton of Daniele Rustioni and Mélisande at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées with François-Xavier Roth in the production of Eric Ruf. Also the role of Fiordiligi in Laurent Pelly's new production, with Le Concert d'Astrée conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. In 2021 Vannina created the role of Dona Musica in Marc-André Dalbavie’s new opera Le Soulier de Satin at the Paris Opera. She also sang her first Strauss's 4 Last Songs with the Mahlerian Camerata conducted by Benjamin Garzia at the Vichy Opera.