Alessia Vitali is an Italian-Canadian soprano from Montréal, Québec. Praised for her “dedication to character and spine-tingling freedom” (Christina Yun, Emerging Artist Reviews) and for singing Strauss with “class and a beautiful expressive palette” (Christophe Huss, Le Devoir), Alessia has built a diverse operatic career spanning Mozart, Rossini, Bizet, Britten, Massenet, and contemporary works. After establishing herself in high lyric mezzo-soprano repertoire, she is expanding her repertoire as a soprano, bringing the same dramatic commitment and musical curiosity to a new range of roles.

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She recently made an exciting role debut as Cendrillon in Massenet’s Cendrillon with the Miami Music Festival Opera Institute, under the baton of Sandra Lopez Neill and with the guidance of her teacher, Manny Perez.

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A recent graduate of McPhee Artist Development Program, Alessia made her Calgary Opera mainstage debut as La Ciesca in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. Her second season with the company included Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, a role study of Suzuki, Mother and Grandmother in Little Red Riding Hood, and covering Rosina in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. During her first season, she sang the title role in The Witty Squirrel and completed a role study of Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. While in the program, Alessia coached with Mark Morash and Emily Hamper.

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Recent honors include being named a finalist for the 2025 Opéra de Montréal Atelier Lyrique Talent Gala and receiving Third Prize in the 15th Annual Mildred Miller International Voice Competition.

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In January 2026, Alessia joined the Castleton Vocal Immersion Program in Virginia, performing in a Lieder Concert and an Opera Aria Concert while working with Paul Groves and Michelle DeYoung. In the summer of 2025, she appeared at the Banff Centre in the world premiere of Daniel Schlosberg’s new arrangement of Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale, based on Margaret Atwood’s acclaimed novel, performing the role of Warren’s Wife with director Brenna Corner and conductor Kamna Gupta.

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In 2024, Alessia joined the Chautauqua Opera Conservatory, where she performed the role of Signora Guidotti in Nino Rota’s I due Timidi with the Music School Festival Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Timothy Muffitt and direction of John Matsumoto Giampietro, as part of a program celebrating the legacy of longtime Opera Conservatory Director Marlena Malas. That summer, she was also selected to participate in the Canadian Opera Company’s Summer Opera Intensive, where she worked with Jennifer Swan, Mark Daboll, Timothy Cheung, Jason Nedecky, and Hyejin Kwon.

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Additional operatic highlights include Cherubino in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Miles in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, Mercédès in Bizet’s Carmen, Magdalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto, and the title role in Handel’s Serse. Concert appearances include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the North York Concert Orchestra, where she performed as alto soloist.

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While at the University of Toronto, Alessia performed Rosina in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, Ma Moss in Copland’s The Tender Land, covered Fanny Price in the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park, and premiered works by Canadian composers. In 2021, she participated in Against the Grain Theatre’s National Opera Intensive, collaborating with director Joel Ivany and soprano Miriam Khalil on the creation of her personal artist statement through the Artist Statement Project.

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Alessia received her Master of Music in Opera Performance and Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from the University of Toronto (’22), graduating with honors. During her studies, she worked with Elizabeth McDonald and, following graduation, continued her vocal development with Wendy Nielsen.

 

She is currently based in Montréal, Québec.