Ana Victória Pitts (born 1991) is a Brazilian
mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...
who has performed internationally.
Career
Pitts was born in
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
in 1991
and was first trained there.
From 2008, she studied at the .
She made her stage debut in Belém in 2010 as Dido in Purcell's ''
Dido and Aeneas
''Dido and Aeneas'' (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain. It was co ...
''.
She received a scholarship and continued her studies in Italy from 2011 at the
Rovigo
Rovigo (, ; egl, Ruig) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of Northeast Italy, the capital of the eponymous province.
Geography
Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Venice and south-southwest of P ...
conservatoire, where she graduated in 2014.
In 2011, Pitts won the Young Promise Award at the International Sacred Music Competition in Rome.
In 2014, she made her European debut in the world premiere of
Paolo Furlani's ''The Water Babies'' at the .
Pitts was a member of the studio of the
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (English: Florence Musical May) is an annual Italian arts festival in Florence, including a notable opera festival, under the auspices of the Opera di Firenze. The festival occurs between late April into June annuall ...
from 2015 to 2017,
where she appeared in Ullmann's ''
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
' (''The Emperor of Atlantis or The Disobedience of Death'') is a one-act opera by Viktor Ullmann with a libretto by Peter Kien. They collaborated on the work while interned in the Nazi concentration camp of Theresienstadt (Terezín) around 1943. ...
'', as Hänsel in Humperdinck's ''
Hänsel und Gretel'', Flora in Verdi's ''
La Traviata
''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on ''La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his own 18 ...
'', and Tisbe in Rossini's ''
La Cenerentola
' (''Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant'') is an operatic ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the libretti written by Charles-Guillaume Étienne for the opera '' Cendrillon'' ...
''.
She performed the alto part in Mozart's
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...
at the Maggio Musicale with the festival choir and the Orchestra della Toscana conducted by
Daniele Rustioni
Daniele Rustioni (born 1983) is an Italian conductor.
Biography
Rustioni was born in Milan, and studied piano, organ, and composition at the Milan Conservatory. He sang in the boys choir of the Teatro alla Scala in his youth. He studied cello f ...
.
She took part in tours of Oman and Tunisia. She also performed as Isabella in Rossini's ''
L'italiana in Algeri
''L'italiana in Algeri'' (; ''The Italian Girl in Algiers'') is an operatic ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca. It premiered at the Teatro San ...
'' and as Tangia in Gluck's ''
Le cinesi
''Le cinesi'' (''The Chinese Women'') is an opera in one act, with music composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck. The Italian-language libretto was by Pietro Metastasio, and he described it as a ''componimento drammatico''. This libretto had fir ...
''.
She recorded the role of Publia in Rossini's ''
Aureliano in Palmira
''Aureliano in Palmira'' is an operatic ''dramma serio'' in two acts written by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto in which the librettist was credited only by the initials "G. F. R." The libretto has generally been attributed to ...
'' in a live performance from the 2017 Rossini Festival in Wildbad, with
Juan Francisco Gatell
Juan Francisco Gatell (born November 28, 1978 in La Plata, Argentina Juan Francisco Gatell is an Argentinian operatic tenor who specialises in the bel canto repertoire.
Biography
Juan Francisco Gatell won First Prize of the ASLICO competition ...
in the title role.
She appeared as Emilia in Verdi's ''
Otello
''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play ''Othello''. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 5 February 1887.
Th ...
'' at the
Teatro da Paz in Belém, as Marianna in Rossini's ''
Il Signor Bruschino
''Il signor Bruschino, ossia Il figlio per azzardo'' ''(Signor Bruschino, or The Accidental Son)'' is a one act operatic farce ( farsa giocosa per musica) by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa, based upon the 1809 play ''Le f ...
'' at the
Teatro Olimpico
The Teatro Olimpico ("Olympic Theatre") is a theatre in Vicenza, northern Italy, constructed in 1580–1585. The theatre was the final design by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and was not completed until after his death. The ...
in Vicenza, and as Carlotta in Salieri's ''
La scuola de' gelosi
(''The School of the Jealous'') is a ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts by Antonio Salieri, set to a libretto by Caterino Mazzolà.
Performance history
It was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice on 27 December 1778. In 1783 it was ...
'' at the of
Legnago
Legnago () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy, with population (2012) of 25,439. It is located on the Adige river, about from Verona. Its fertile land produces crops of rice, other cereals, sugar, and toba ...
.
In 2018, she appeared at the Opera de Lyon for the first time, as Vecchietta and Duchessa in Respighi's ''
La bella dormente nel bosco
(The sleeping beauty in the woods) is an opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Gian Bistolfi based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty".
The first version of this opera, with the title ''La bella addormentata ne ...
''.
In 2022, she portrayed characters in all three parts of Puccini's ''
Il Trittico
''Il trittico'' (''The Triptych'') is the title of a collection of three one-act operas, ''Il tabarro'', ''Suor Angelica'', and ''Gianni Schicchi'', by Giacomo Puccini. The work received its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on 14 December ...
'' at the
Oper Frankfurt
The Oper Frankfurt (Frankfurt Opera) is a German opera company based in Frankfurt.
Opera in Frankfurt am Main has a long tradition, with many world premieres such as Franz Shrek's ''Der ferne Klang'' in 1912, '' Fennimore und Gerda'' by Frede ...
in a 2008 production directed by
Claus Guth
Claus Guth (born 1964) is a German theatre director, focused on opera. He has directed operas at major houses and festivals, including world premieres such as works of the Munich Biennale, and Berio's '' Cronaca del luogo'' at the Salzburg Festiv ...
and conducted by
Pier Giorgio Morandi
Pier Giorgio Morandi (born 1958) is an Italian oboist and conductor, especially of Italian opera of the 19th and early 20th century, who has worked internationally. After having played as principal oboe at La Scala in Milan, he turned to conducti ...
.
In ''
Il tabarro
''Il tabarro'' (''The Cloak'') is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on 's play ''La houppelande''. It is the first of the trio of operas known as ''Il trittico''. The first performance was given ...
'', she performed as Frugola, in ''
Suor Angelica
''Suor Angelica'' (''Sister Angelica'') is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an original Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is the second opera of the trio of operas known as ''Il trittico'' (''The Triptych''). It received its wor ...
'' as the Duchess, and in ''
Gianni Schicchi
() is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's ''Divine Comedy''. The work is the third and final part of Puccin ...
'' as Zita;
She appeared alongside
Željko Lučić
Željko Lučić (born 24 February 1968), is a Serbian operatic baritone who has had an active international career since 1993. He was a member of the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad from 1993 to 1998 and at the Frankfurt Opera from 1998 to 2 ...
and
Elza van den Heever
Elza van den Heever (born 1979) is a South African soprano in opera and concert, who began her career as a mezzo-soprano. She has appeared in leading roles at major houses and concert halls of the world. One of her signature roles is Elisabetta ...
in leading roles.
A reviewer from noted that she was a powerful presence in voice and expression ("mit einer starken Präsenz an Stimme und Ausdruck").
References
External links
Victória Pitts / Mezzo-sopranoOperabase
Victoria Pitts(management) primafila-artists.com
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21st-century Brazilian women opera singers
People from Belém
Living people
Mezzo-sopranos
1991 births