Théodora Cottarel is a French-American soprano, and has been recognized for her “electrifying” (Schmopera) performances and her “beauty of tone” (Houston Press). In the 2023/24 season, Théodora is set to make several role debuts: Violetta in La Traviata with Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Elisetta in Il matrimonio segreto by Cimarosa with Puget Sound Concert Opera, and Marie in La fille du regiment with Opera Company of Middlebury. This season, she won second prize in the Seattle Opera Guild’s competition, granting her the Artistic Development Award. And she is thrilled to join Florentine Opera as a Summer Studio Artist.

Théodora has sung internationally in France, Italy, Belgium, and the United States, with renowned companies such as the Rome Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera, and at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. Roles include: Elle (La voix humaine), Madame Goldentrill (The Impresario), Matilde (Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghiterra), Cendrillon (Cendrillon), Micaëla (Carmen), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Elvira (Don Giovanni), Servilia (La Clemenza di Tito), Arminda (La Finta Giardinera), Despina (Così fan tutte), Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica), and The Angel (Jarireh, a persian opera). Concerts include: Britten’s Ceremony of Carols in the United States, Gabrielle Goliath’s Elegy in France with Do Disturb Festival, and in Mozart’s MissaBrevis in Do or Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes with the Rome Philharmonic.

An avid chamber music performer, Théodora continually gives recitals in France, Italy and The United States, in various venues such as Le Festival Présences Féminines, MIT’s Killian Hall, and the Blaffer Museum in Houston. Voies(x) de Femmes is a culmination of Theodora’s passion for promoting women composers. The album was released by the label DigressioneMusic (Digressione Music, DIGR105, 2020) and toured in concert across France and Italy. Théodora received her Bachelor’s of Music from the Manhattan School of Music.