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This week our Member Spotlight welcomes British-Italian soprano Victoria Armillotta
1. How do you describe yourself as an artist?
British-Italian lyric soprano / a creative soul very much born in the wrong century!
2. What other skills or passions do you have that help shape you as an artist?
Linguist, teacher, fine artist, poet, meditation & pilates practicer.
3. What has been the most memorable and rewarding experience you have had as an artist?
Performing Puccini roles: Giorgetta in "Il tabarro" with "Opera Cameratina" (https://www.cameratina.org/) and Mimì in Act 1 of "La bohème" at the Royal Academy of Music (https://www.ram.ac.uk/).
4. What role, company or performing situation would be a dream come true for you as an artist?
My top 3 dream roles would be Mimì, Rusalka and Marietta and my top 3 dream houses would be the Royal Opera House, Opéra Garnier/ Opéra National de Paris and Teatro alla Scala.
5. What do you like most about being a creative artist?
The special connections you form with audiences and other artists by sharing vulnerable human stories.
6. If you could go back in time and give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?
Everyone's path is different and that's something to be celebrated!
7. Three words that are the pillars you shape your career by:
Authenticity, Dedication, Connection.
8. Where can our followers support you next?
Tatyana cover & chorus in Eugene Onegin for HGO, November 2024 - https://www.jacksonslane.org.uk/events/eugene-onegin/.
Mimì in La bohème for Cosmopolis Festival in Kavála (Greece), December 2024 - https://cosmopolisfestival.gr/en/show-item/la-boheme-giacomo-puccini/.