Praised for her “rich sound” and “remarkable agility,” mezzo-soprano Cornelia Lotito is an emerging artist with Opera Idaho. She has performed roles such as Berta in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia and covered Rosina. Lotito has been a young artist with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, starring in scenes as Carmen (Carmen), Giovanna Seymour (Anna Bolena), and others.
A two-time Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Regional Finalist, Lotito won the Idaho-Montana District in 2023 and Indiana District in 2022. She has received awards from the Gerda Lissner Foundation and NATS. Cornelia has been a finalist in competitions like Camerata Bardi International Vocal Competition, SAS Performing Arts Vocal Competition, and Piccola Opera’s Opera Idol Competition.
She has a M.M. in Vocal Performance from University of Tennessee, 2021 and a B.M. Vocal Performance Montclair State University, 2018.