About
Cornelia
Praised for their "rich sound" and "remarkable agility" (Brooklyn Daily Eagle), mezzo-soprano Cornelia Lotito has performed lead and supporting roles with Opera Idaho, Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Knoxville Opera, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Black Sheep Contemporary Ensemble, Marble City Opera, Light Opera of New Jersey, Opera Theatre of Montclair, and others. Lotito most recently won the Idaho-Montana District of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, as well as the Indiana District in 2022. Previously, they won an Encouragement Award from the 2021 Tennessee District of the same, as well as several finalist awards from various other competitions across the US.
Watch & Listen
“Non non non, vous n’avez jamais, je gage” from Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer, with pianist Mary Pinto
"Cornelia Lotito sang “Una voce poco fa” from Rossini’s “Barber of Seville.” [Their] flexible mezzo was rich in sound, had volume to spare and remarkable agility easily negotiating this Rossinian terrain. "
—Nino Pantano, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
