Buratto Eleonora
Soprano
Eleonora Buratto is one of the most highly acclaimed lyric sopranos in the world.
She began her career in 2009 singing as Creusa in Demofoonte conducted by Riccardo Muti, under whose baton she then sang in I Due Figaro by Mercadante, Don Pasquale, Simon Boccanegra, Falstaff, Nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte and Aida. At the start of 2015 she was Corinna at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam in Il Viaggio a Reims after which her international career continued to develop. Her current repertoire comprises signature roles such as Mimì, Liù, Micaela, Contessa di Almaviva, Donna Anna, Luisa Miller, Elettra (Idomeneo), Elvira (Ernani); she has collaborated with conductors such as Currentzis, Mehta, Mariotti, Dudamel, Pappano, Gatti, Chailly and Nézet-Séguin.
Among her most recent debuts: Fiordiligi, Anaï, Desdemona in Verdi's and Rossini's Otello, Anna Bolena, Madama Butterfly, Elisabetta in Don Carlo, Antonia in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Suor Angelica and Maria Stuarda.
Her 2024 began in Venice, where she starred in the New Year Concert at La Fenice. The year continued with her performances as Amelia in Simon Boccanegra at the Teatro alla Scala and Tosca (role debut) at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Upcoming engagements include Madama Butterfly at the Opéra National de Paris, a Belcanto Concert at the Rossini Opera Festival, and participation in two globally broadcast concerts: the opening concert of the Arena Festival 2024 and Puccini secondo Muti in Lucca.
In 2022 she was awarded the Abbiati Prize by the Italian Association of Music Critics.
Biography updated in June 2024
