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The Swiss soprano Larissa Angelini is a prizewinner of the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg 2020, where she made her debut in 2021 as Leonore in Beethoven's Fidelio oder die eheliche Liebe (1805 version) under the baton of Peter Gülke. Also in 2021, she performed the role of Dorella in Wagner's Das Liebesverbot in a production by Opera Incognita in Munich. In 2022, she was engaged as the cover for Dorella at the Leipzig Opera as part of Wagner 22.

Her international recognition was underscored in 2022 when she reached the final round of the International Vocal Competition in 's-Hertogenbosch, where she was nominated for the Wagner Prize. From 2022 to 2025, she has been regularly engaged in children’s productions at the Zurich Opera House, including ImprO-Opera, which features fragments from various Wagner operas. In 2023, she debuted as both Mother and Witch in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel in a production by beOPERaction in Zurich. As early as 2019, she performed as Vivienne in the world premiere of Leonard Evers' fantasy opera HUMANOID at Theater Bern and the Stadttheater Winterthur.

She is currently preparing key roles of the youthful-dramatic soprano repertoire, including Senta (The Flying Dutchman, Richard Wagner), Sieglinde (Die Walküre, Richard Wagner), Elsa (Lohengrin, Richard Wagner), Amelia (Un ballo in maschera, Giuseppe Verdi), Chrysothemis (Elektra, Richard Strauss), and Manon Lescaut (Manon Lescaut, Giacomo Puccini).

After completing her Matura, Larissa Angelini began her vocal studies at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe with Christiane Libor and Stephan Klemm. She attended masterclasses with renowned artists such as Julia Varady, Edith Mathis, Marlis Petersen, Brigitte Fassbaender, and Christine Schäfer. She also received significant artistic inspiration from Peter Schreier, Robert Holl, and directors Stefan Herheim and Peter Konwitschny. She is currently mentored by Austrian soprano Sandra Trattnigg in Zurich and works regularly with the renowned pianist and coach Marcin Koziel in Vienna.

In the concert field, Larissa Angelini captivates with thematically focused programs: In 2022, she debuted in Zurich with the programs Weckt mich ein Engel nur and Des Mädchens Klage in Rheinsberg. In 2024, she will present a Strauss song program alongside pianist Edward Rushton. She also performed the soprano part in Verdi’s Messa da Requiem in Zurich, Lucerne, and Bern in 2022.

Larissa Angelini is a scholarship holder of the Swiss Richard Wagner Society.