Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Victoria Pitts. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Victoria, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?

I’ve always been in love with singing. My mother used to sing for me every time, during the chores, and for bedtime as well, she used to sing her lullabies.
She has a beautiful voice and she still sings in the church.
I also started to sing in the church.
But the first time I knew I wanted to pursue an artistic path professionally I was a teenager. I used to sing in a choir in Belém with the maestro Milton Monte, in the north of Brazil, in the middle of the Amazon.
I had an incredible teacher called Marcia Aliverti who encouraged me to continue my studies in another city to have more opportunities.
She told me that I had a strong voice with a rare timbre and she thought that I could have a career.
She spoke with my parents and convinced them that I should move. (I was just 17/18 years old- for my parents was so difficult to let me cross the land alone, to study in another city)
She came with me to take part in an opera course in the South of Brazil, in Curitiba, and there I started my bachelor’s, but only for a year.
In the meantime, an Italian Opera Masterclass took place in Curitiba (Luisa Giannini and Alessandro Sangiorgi) so I decided to audition for them.
I was accepted and they offered me a scholarship to come to Italy.
So I am here… I have been living in Italy for almost 13 years.
A small CV:
“Victoria Pitts, mezzosoprano performed in Austria (Erl Festival), Brazil, Bulgaria (Sofia Opera & Ballet) France (Opera de Lyon, Mulhouse) Germany (Oper Frankfurt, Frauenkirsche Dresden, Rossini in Wildbad), Hungary (Budapest), Italy (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Arena di Verona, Teatro Pavarotti in Modena, Reggio Emilia, Cagliari, Festival della Valle d’itria in Martina Franca, in addition to concert tours with the Pavarotti Foundation in China, Turkey, Oman and with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Tunisia.

Very versatile, she has a large repertoire, with more than 30 roles debuted, from the most famous Verdi roles such as Amneris (Aida), Azucena (Il Trovatore) to Gluck’s Orfeo, Spring fairy in Rimski-Korsakov’s The snow maiden, up to contemporary opera (Water Babies by Paolo Furlani).

She has recorded rare operas such as “Il vespro siciliano” by the German composer Lindpaintner (Naxos); “Aureliano in Palmira” (Naxos); “Le cinesi” by Manuel Garcia (Maggio Live); “Risurrezione” by Alfano (Dynamic); in addition to participating in the latest CD of soprano Jessica Pratt “Delirio”.
She recently graduated from her Post Graduate studies in chamber music with top marks cum laude and an honorable mention at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence; she has two other degrees: a Bachelor’s degree in Veneto and a Master’s degree in Theater Singing in Florence.
She has participated in prestigious opera studios such as that of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (2015-2017) and the Rodolfo Celletti Academy in Martina Franca (2018). She studied with great singers such as Raina Kabaivanska.

2024 and 2025 productions include the role debut as Spring Fairy (Snegurochka) at the Tyrolean Festival Erl, performances of Il Trovatore in Livorno, Lucca and Savona, Amneris at Sofia Opera and Ballet and Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto in Italy.”

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

We should have a giant discipline to do this job!
Our schedules are crazy, there are months when you have so many performances and there are others when you don’t have any. So you have to keep your voice, your body, and your mind well.
I think that discipline is the key, to having a healthy routine: do sports, study languages, study new roles that you dream to sing.
When you are a young singer it’s almost impossible that an opera theater allows you to sing an important role. So you should study so much to be ready for a jump in.
I try to study as many languages as I can.
I got into the industry doing opera studios- Young artist programs in Europe and singing small roles.
I think it was a great school for me, I had the opportunity to be on stage with great artists from whom I learned so much.
It’s hard for a young singer I have to tell the truth.
I could say that we do what we can: studying hard the technique, staging, and having as many skills as we can, dance with you can do it.
Today I think also personality is essential to doing this job.
And last but not least: the money: financial education, you don’t have a “normal job” and if you don’t have a rich family, you should organize very well your outgoings.
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm”

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

The opera world is driven by big agencies. It’s very hard for a young singer.
When I can I try to help my collegues.
Because I would like to listen to young beautiful voices and see great artists on the stage.
I believe in the power of art when music and harmonics of the voices touch your soul and give you a heaven peace in the middle of a crazy and war world.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

It would be wonderful to have simple people that just listen to you with true attention.
The most important thing in an opera house is when you have this incredible connection with the audience.
When you exchange great energy with the people.
When people are always with the cellphone in their hands it’s difficult to have true relationships.
It would be great to have a minute to live the real life/emotions with the people that are in front of you.

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Michele Monasta
Xiomara Bender