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The Spanish-born soprano, Sofia Scattarreggia, is a half-Italian half-American. She obtained her her Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from the Florida State University (2014-2018); and her Master of Music degree in Voice Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester (2019-2021). She is currently pursuing her DMA in Voice Performance and Literature at Eastman under the instruction of acclaimed soprano Nicole Cabell (since August 2021; expected graduation: 2024).
Sofia Scattarreggia is praised for her warm tone and her facility with languages. She has been cast in numerous roles, including Fiordiligi in W.A. Mozart’s Così fan tutte (Vienna Opera Festival, 2021), Eurydice in Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice (Florida State University Opera, 2019), the title role in Seymour Barab’s Little Red Riding Hood (FSU Opera Outreach, 2018), Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi (Eastman Opera Theater, 2020, performances cancelled due to COVID-19), Phaino in Soper’s Here be Sirens (Eastman Opera Theater, 2021), Lady with a Cake Box from Argento’s Postcard from Morocco (Eastman Opera Theater, 2021), and other roles. Most recently, she completed a Professional Artist residency with Songfest (2022), and has performed with Musiktheater Bavaria (2022), at the Wiener Festpiele (2021), and with the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival (2016).
Sofia Scattarreggia has also been active in the world of new music, as evidenced in her work with Eastman Opera Theater’s production of Here be Sirens, having premiered several award-winning vocal works such as the role of Blanca in Justin Giarusso’s A World Apart (FSU Opera Workshop, 2017), and the song cycles While Roses Grow (Strobel) and Where Dreams Come True (Guthrie). She has worked with current composers such as Jake Heggie, Shiela Silver, John Musto, and Libby Larsen through her residency at Songfest.
Sofia Scattarreggia has received numerous accolades from competitions, including being semifinalist in the Music International Grand Prix (2022), a Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition competitor in the Florida District (2022), winning 3rd prize in the Friends of Eastman Opera Competition (2021), winning 1st place in NYSMTA’s Heddy Killian Vocal Competition, winning the Hannah J. Beaulieu Competition for Opera Development at Florida State University (2018) and competing in the finals of SERNATS (2018). She has also been awarded for her excellence in music academia, and is a proud member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society.
In addition to singing, Sofia Scattarreggia also coaches diction, is a fluent pianist, and has a passion for teaching voice. She speaks English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Catalan, and is currently learning Russian. She currently teaches secondary voice lessons at the Eastman School of Music (since August 2021), lectures on voice at the University of Rochester River Campus, and primary voice lessons at the Eastman Community Music School (since August 2021). In addition, she was Soloist at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Tallahassee, Florida (July 2017-August 2019); and Cantor/Section Leader at St. Mary’s Church in Rochester, New York (September 2019-September 2021). |
