Joanna Parisi is ascending internationally for her great successes in the most iconic spinto and dramatic soprano roles of Verdi, verismo, bel canto and Wagner.

She debuted as Tosca in New York’s famous Central Park, followed by Aida and Abigaille in Nabucco. She was discovered during her studies at Juilliard, and was presented at Carnegie Hall in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and as Maddalena di Coigny in Andrea Chenier.

She is currently performing these roles and many more in prestigious theaters all over the world throughout Europe, USA, and beyond, from the NCPA Pearl Theater in Beijing, China, to the Grand Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Russia to the Teatro de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, to the stunning pink marble of the Teatro Amazonas featured in the film Fitzcarraldo.

She is highly sought after for her beautiful, powerful, and expressive voice at the great outdoor theaters of the world, including the Teatro Antico di Taormina, where she starred in a film version of Carmen presented globally as well as at the Berlin Film Festival. She is a frequent invited guest star of Verdian repertoire during the celebrations of The Cultural Capital of Europe.

Joanna Parisi appears in many opera films and recordings, including the upcoming Naxos recordings of the verismo rarities, La Falce by Catalani and Maremma by Pasquale di Cagno, in addition to her debut album of dramatic soprano arias to be released by Brilliant Classics. She will appear in an Italian film version Il Tabarro as Giorgetta. Some of her awards include The Metropolitan Opera National Council, finalist in Operalia, The World Opera Competition and honored as part of The Next Generation of Great Opera Singers by WQXR Classical Radio of New York.

Her signature roles include Elisabetta di Valois in Don Carlo, Tosca, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Leonora in Il trovatore and La forza del destino, Aida, Norma, La Gioconda, Manon Lescaut, Abigaille, Madama Butterfly, Desdemona and Margherita/Elena in Mefistofele. Her current Wagnerian repertoire includes Isolde, Senta, Elisabeth/Venus and Sieglinde.

Joanna Parisi was born of Italian heritage in New York. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy.