American soprano Janette Zilioli is rapidly establishing herself as an exceptional artist with her talent as a dynamic, engaged singing-actress with shimmer and brilliance to her voice.

Janette sang the role of Musetta in the Orlando Philharmonic’s 2011 production of La Boheme. In the 2009/2010 season, Janette sang the role of Micaëla in Carmen with Mad Cow Theatre and the Orlando Philharmonic and sang her first Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at Ash Lawn Opera Festival.  She just returned to the US after the European Tour of Mitch Sebastian’s The Opera Show, which took her to Barcelona, Lisbon, Milan and Kilworth Theatre in England where the show originally began.  In 2009, she performed at Opera Santa Barbara as Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow and returned to Orlando Opera to perform Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus. Ms. Zilioli also recently performed the role of Musetta in La Bohème with Palm Beach Opera.

As a resident in the Orlando Opera Young Artist Program, Ms. Zilioli was heard as Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore, the High Priestess in Aida, Pitti-Sing in the Mikado, and Blondchen in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. She also sang Countess Ceprano while covering Gilda in Rigoletto. She has covered the role of Nedda in I Pagliacci and sung as the soprano soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana. Ms. Zilioli’s repertoire includes the title role of Eva Peron in Evita, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Magda in La Rondine with Dominic Missimi directing.

Ms. Zilioli was a 2001 national semi-finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The same year, she won both 1st place and was the Audience Choice winner at the Houston Grand Opera’s McCollum Competition for Young Singers. She was the first-prize winner of the Australian Singing Competition and subsequently invited to sing in the winner’s concert in Tokyo, Japan. She has been the recipient of two notable fellowships to the Music Academy of the West, in 2004 and 2008, entitling her to
work and study with Marilyn Horne and Warren Jones.

Janette Zilioli appeared as a guest artist for the Rosa Ponselle Competition Winners’ Concert making her debut at Carnegie Hall at the age of 17. Since then, she has performed recitals and tours internationally in Reykjavik, Eglisstadir and Eskifjordur, Iceland, Urbania, Italy, Sydney and Adelaide, Australia and in Tokyo, Japan. She has been a frequent principal soloist with the Orlando Philharmonic in their performances of the Mahler 2, Richard Rodgers Spectacular, Sunset & Symphony and Young People’s Concert.