Immerse yourself in the world of mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti as you follow several “crème de la crème” artists creating a concert together, from brainstorming on day one to rehearsals, meetings, costumes, location, budget, and showtime. BEYOND shares the message that music is what makes us go beyond musical, cultural, mental, or social borders. Performing pieces arranged by Marina Viotti and Gabriel Bianco, the artists show their audience how art creates a universal language that can build bridges and reunite humanity.
ABOUT THE PRODUCERS
BEYOND, presented by The Dallas Opera on its digital platform, was conceived by Marina Viotti. In April 2019, Viotti was awarded the Best Young Singer of the Year at the prestigious International Opera Awards in London. She also won the third prize at the Concours de Genève in 2016 and the International Bel Canto Prize at the Rossini Festival in Wildbad in 2015.
After studying flute, Viotti first experimented with jazz, gospel, and heavy metal. She earned a master’s degree in philosophy and literature before beginning her vocal training with Heidi Brunner in Vienna and continuing at the Lausanne University of Music in the class of Brigitte Balleys. She completed her studies with a diploma as a soloist and studied bel canto with Raul Gimenez and Alessandra Rossi.
Viotti’s first steps on the operatic stage after her studies took her to the Lausanne Opera, the Lucerne Theater, and, as part of the young ensemble, to the Grand Théâtre de Genève. She made her debut as Isabella (L’italiana in Algeri) at the Rossini Festival in Bad Wildbad in 2015.
Since then, she has sung roles like Olga (Eugene Onegin) and Bradamante (Alcina) in Opera du Rhin; Elisabetta (Maria Stuarda) and Isabella in Lucerne; Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia) at the Bolshoi and in Dresden; and Melibea (Il viaggio a Reims) in Valencia and at the Liceu, where she also debuted Nicklausse/Muse (The Tales of Hoffmann). In 2021–2022, she made her debut as Dorabella (Così fan tutte) in a new production at the Staatsoper Berlin under the direction of Barenboim. Viotti’s concert repertoire includes, among others, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour, Beethoven’s Mass in D Major and Symphony No. 9, Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, and Schumann’s Der Rose Pilgerfahrt. Viotti is regularly invited to festivals all over the world to present her very unique recitals and shows such as “Love has no borders” (voice, piano, sax, and contrabass), “Porque existe otro querer” (duo voice and guitar), and “About last night” (cabaret).
