Italian soprano Claudia Muschio is establishing herself as one of the most promising young interpreters of the bel canto and lyric repertoire. A member of the ensemble of the Staatsoper Stuttgart, she has attracted particular acclaim as Amina in La sonnambula, alongside roles including Gilda in Rigoletto, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte and the Vixen in Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen.

Her international appearances include the New National Theatre Tokyo, Rossini Opera Festival, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena and Festival de Saint-Denis.

2026/27 SEASON

Claudia Muschio opens the 2026/27 season with a return to the New National Theatre Tokyo, making her role debut as Fiorilla in a new production of Rossini’s Il turco in Italia, directed by Laurent Pelly and conducted by Alessandro Bonato. The production opens the theatre’s new opera season and follows her acclaimed debut there as Amina in La sonnambula.

She subsequently makes her Teatro Verdi di Salerno debut as Valencienne in Lehár’s The Merry Widow and returns to Theater Aachen as Adina in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore.

At the Staatsoper Stuttgart, Muschio continues her ensemble residency with Ilia in Mozart’s Idomeneo and makes her role debut as Sophie in a new production of Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, conducted by Nicholas Carter and directed by Axel Ranisch.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Recent highlights include Amina in La sonnambula at the New National Theatre Tokyo and Staatsoper Stuttgart, where she has also appeared as Gilda in Rigoletto, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Soeur Constance in Dialogues des Carmélites and the title character in a new production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen.

Her Rossini repertoire includes Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, which she has performed at the Rossini Opera Festival, Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari and Staatsoper Stuttgart. Further appearances include Adina in L’elisir d’amore at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa and Donizetti’s Requiem at the Festival de Saint-Denis under Speranza Scappucci.

Muschio made her operatic debut as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. She graduated with highest honours from the Conservatorio G. Frescobaldi in Ferrara.

SELECTED ROLES

Amina · La sonnambula

New National Theatre Tokyo · Staatsoper Stuttgart

Fiorilla · Il turco in Italia

New National Theatre Tokyo

Rosina · Il barbiere di Siviglia

Rossini Opera Festival · Staatsoper Stuttgart · Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni Modena

Adina · L’elisir d’amore

Staatsoper Stuttgart · Teatro Carlo Felice Genova · Theater Aachen

Gilda · Rigoletto

Staatsoper Stuttgart