Studies

Born in 1995 in Zürich, Cinzia had her earliest stage experience as a member of the Children’s Choir of the Opernhaus Zürich. Following the preparatory study at the Konservatorium Winterthur with David Thorner, she relocated to Vienna in 2015 and continued her studies with Professor Sylvia Greenberg and later with Dr. Mikhail Lanskoi. Her current coach is Renée Schüttengruber.

She has participated in numerous masterclasses with renowned artists and teachers such as Mariella Devia, Kammersängers Adrian Eröd and Angelika Kirchschlager, as well as Jane Mengedoht, Claudia Visca, Ian Bostridge, Ana Maria Labin and Roberta Invernizzi.


Opera

In 2022 Cinzia made her debut at the Volksoper Vienna in Benjamin Britten's "Death in Venice"; a coproduction with the Royal Opera House and shortly after as Valencienne in "The merry widow".  This role she will soon be performing also in the national opera of Beijing.
2024 brings the soprano to the Vienna State Opera, as the main role in the new opera "Elektrische Fische" by Hannah Eisendle.
Before, Cinzia performed in Vienna amongst others as Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) and as Angèle (Der Opernball). At Festival Klang Bad Hall 2021 she sang the Elector Marie (Der Vogelhändler) and touring with the Festival der jungen Stimmen 2021 she performed at Staatstheater Wiesbaden and Casino Basel. 
Cinzia has worked with artists such as Gerrit Prießnitz, Sir David McVicar, Alexander Joel, Tobias Wögerer, Wolfgang Nägele, Kenza Koutchoukali, Ben Glassberg and Wolfgang Gratschmaier.


Concert
 

The soprano gave numerous song recitals especially in Zurich, Vienna and Seoul. For instance with the italian program "Serenata" with the pianist Greta Benini or with the "Alma - and Gustav Mahler recital" with Gunwoo Yoo. At Schönberg Center in Vienna she interpreted songs by Wilhelm Grosz. Furthermore, she sang the world premier of the orchestrated song cycle "Keimlinge" by Tullio Zanovello.

Cinzia is a frequent guest in her native Switzerland as a soloist in masses and concerts, including Mozart’s "Requiem" under the direction of Andreas Reize. Further, in the framework of the Mozart Orchestra, she is regularly performing at Vienna Musikverein.


Awards

2017, she was named "Best Young Talent" at the renowned Otto Edelmann Competition in the Schönbrunn Palace Theater.

2019 Fidelio "Interpretation Prize" at the ORF RadioKulturhaus in Vienna for her program on Alma Mahler-Werfel in a duo with pianist Gunwoo Yoo.

2020 Advancement Award and an invitation to Japan for the finals of the 21st Annual Osaka International Music Competition in the Song Category.
 
Cinzia is a grant recipient of several artistic foundations, including the Rita Zimmermann Foundation and the StockART Foundation for Music.
 

Miscellaneous

Cinzia’s keen interest in directing led to engagements as Assistant Director and Choreographer at the Tel Aviv Vienna Vocal Connection 2018.
Cinzia also assisted Wolfgang Gratschmaier and Stephanie Schimmer at the Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic in 2021. As part of the Klang Bad Hall Festival, she made her co-directing debut in Carl Zeller's "Der Vogelhändler".

Cinzia speaks fluently German, Italian, English, French, Icelandic and rudimentarily Russian.