Anna Pirozzi joins the Opera for Peace Academy – Lugano 2026

We are beyond excited to welcome the phenomenal soprano Anna Pirozzi to the Opera for Peace Academy – Lugano 2026.
 
The Opera for Peace Academy 2026 has officially begun today, and tomorrow, Sunday, 6 September, our Academy artists will have the privilege of joining Anna for a special Masterclass at LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura.
 
Soprano Anna Pirozzi is currently one of the most celebrated voices on the international opera scene. Shortly after her 2012 debut at the Teatro Regio di Torino as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, she went on to perform on the world’s greatest stages, including the Royal Opera House in London, the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Opéra de Paris, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Arena di Verona, the Teatro Real in Madrid, San Francisco Opera, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and many others.
 
Throughout her career, she has become a leading interpreter of the roles of Lady Macbeth in Macbeth and Abigaille in Nabucco by G. Verdi. She has performed these roles at the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, in São Paulo, Bologna, Valencia, Beijing, Tel Aviv, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Berlin, Las Palmas, Menorca, Lyon, Paris, Florence, Parma, Naples, Teatro alla Scala, and other prestigious theatres. At the Arena di Verona, in 2021, she celebrated her 100th performance as Abigaille.
 
In 2023, she made her highly successful debut in the role of Medea in L. Cherubini’s opera of the same name at the Greek National Opera, a role she also performed on June 20, 2026, at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, 65 years after the legendary 1961 production starring Maria Callas in the title role.
 
She has recently enjoyed great success at Teatro alla Scala and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where she performed the role of Princess Turandot in Giacomo Puccini’s opera of the same name, a role for which she is now considered one of its leading interpreters. In 2026, she will appear in this role at the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro di San Carlo, the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, the Arena di Verona, and other prestigious theatres.
 
Throughout her career, she has received several awards, including the Puccini Prize, the Mirella Freni Prize (1st edition), and the Premio Arte Sostantivo Femminile.
 
Born in Naples, Anna Pirozzi began her vocal studies at the Valle d’Aosta Musical Institute and continued her training at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Turin.
 
 
Photo Credit: Fadil Berisha