“If Floresta do Amazonas’ more programmatic qualities are heard in its instrumental sections, the most evocative moments occur in the floating vocalist passages of ‘Pássaro da florestra’, the gently swaying counters of ‘Veleiros’ or the seductive sultriness of ‘Canção do amor’, rendered here with taste and impeccable musical judgment by soprano Camila Provenzale.” – Gramophone

Camila Provenzale
Soprano

Brazilian-Italian soprano Camila Provenzale, born in São Paulo and currently residing in Zurich, is celebrated for her striking stage presence and refined vocal artistry. A graduate of the Centre Perfeccionament at the Les Arts in Valencia, Camila has recently performed Camila has peformed leading roles such as Contessa di Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Opéra de Toulon, Donna Anna in

Mozart’s Don Giovanni at both the Garsington Opera Festival and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Donna Elvira at the Bregenzer Festspiele, and Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen with Opera North, and Mathilde in Rossini’s William Tell in Linz. More recently, Camila made her debut as Madama Butterfly.

Camila graduated in Lyric Singing from the University of São Paulo and further honed her craft at the Opera Studio and Opera Academy, at Theatro São Pedro. Her European journey began with the highly esteemed Neue Stimmen competition in Germany, where she first gained international recognition. This success was followed by acclaim in other prestigious competitions, including theParis Opera Competition, Belvedere Competition, Maria Callas Competition, Operalia, and BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. Her repertoire includes a wide variety of roles, including Contessa di Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte),Mimì (La Bohème), Antonia (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Marguerite (Faust), Juliette (Roméo et Juliette), Donna Elvira and Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Violetta (La Traviata), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Hannah Glawari (TheMerry Widow), Micaëla (Carmen), Leïla (Les Pêcheurs de Perles), Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), Liù (Turandot), among others.

Camila is also recognised for her unique musicality in the symphonic repertoire. She has performed Mahler’s symphonies and Rückert Lieder, Vier Letzte Lieder of Strauss, Carmina Burana, and numerous works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Villa-Lobos, as well as contemporary composers such as Edino Krieger and João Guilherme Ripper.

She is the soloist of the ongoing Amazônia project, conceived by Sebastião Salgado and Simone Menezes, which brings together Salgado’s powerful photographs of the Amazon rainforest with the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos. Sponsored worldwide by Zurich Insurance, the project has been presented in more than fifteen cities in 8 countries and continues to tour internationally. It includes her acclaimed recording of Villa-Lobos’ Amazon Forest with the Philharmonia Zürich, released by Alpha Classics.

In addition to her work with Amazônia, Camila has appeared on some of the world’s most prestigious stages, including performances at the Philharmonie de Paris, Barbican Centre in London, Opera of Zurich, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Opera de Bordeaux and the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. She also made her Carnegie Hall debut in New York

with another Amazônia-inspired project, presented by Marin Alsop and performed with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP). Upcoming appearances include the Cologne Philharmonie (November 2025), the Philharmonie de Liège(December 2025), and the Kulturpalast Dresden (2026).

With an ongoing commitment to artistic growth, and guided by her mentor Jack LiVigni, Provenzale continues to evolve as an artist, ready to captivate audiences with her vocal versatility and emotional depth.