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Francesca Pusceddu

Italy

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The Italian soprano Francesca Pusceddu was born in Sardinia in 1994.
After graduating in violin at the Conservatorio G.P. da Palestrina (Italy) she developed an
interest in singing, studying with the Contralto Bernadette Manca di Nissa.
She obtained her bachelor’s degree in singing Summa cum Laude in the class of Hanneke de
Wit in 2019, the same year she was selected to join the Dutch National Opera Academy of
Amsterdam and the Young Artist Program “Jonge Grote Zangers”.

As a soloist, Francesca performed in several venues in, Italy, Netherlands, Marocco,
Germany, Poland and France such as, amongst others, Muziekgebouw, Teatro Duse, Teatro
Fusco, Teatro Comunale di Sassari, Filharmonia Krakowska, Teatro Coccia di Novara,
Théâtre National Mohammed V in Rabat and more.
Francesca made her Opera debut in 2017, in the role of Musetta in La Bohème, directed by
Sybrand van der Werf. In the review from del Dagblad van het Noorden they wrote of her:
“Francesca Pusceddu stole the show in her first role as the sweet and sometimes exploding
Musetta”
Since then she interpreted roles such as Clorinda in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, Beth in Little
Women by M. Adamo, La Fée in Cendrillon by Viardot, Adele in Fledermaus by Strauss, the
Eerste Vrouw in Ontstaan in Grote Nood by Ameland, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi by
Puccini, Valencienne in La Vedova Allegra by Lehár, Zerlina in Don Giovanni by Mozart,
Giannetta in Elisir d’Amore, Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Fiammì in Il Brutto Anatroccolo
by Passantino.

Francesca’s awards include:
Nomination as the best emerging Sardinian singer by the Teatro Comunale di Sassari in
2019.
Finalist and Winner of the Special Price of the Teatro Coccia di Novara at the SOI
Fiorenza Cedolins International Competition in 2023.
1er Prix Femme at the Concours International de Chant Lyrique de Canari, being offered
the role of Zerlina at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse for the season 2025.
Finalist and winner of the Callas Special Prize at the 15th International Opera Singing
Competition “Città di Brescia” in memory of Maria Callas.

Alongside Opera performances, Francesca's concert repertoire includes several Oratorio
masterpieces and Contemporary works.
Francesca Pusceddu worked with conductors such as Karel Deseure, Antonino Fogliani,
Sergio Alapont, Gianluca Marcianò, Roberto Gianola, Aram Khacheh and directors such as
Renato Bonajuto, Paolo Gavazzeni, Piero Maranghi, Davide Garattini, Andrea Merli,
Sybrand van der Werf, Dirk Schmeding, Giovanni Dispenza, James Conway and more.

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