Hailed by Online Musik Magazine as “unbelievably agile”, Gaja Vittoria’s repertoire ranges from Baroque to contemporary music.
Born in Udine, Italy, she started her musical journey as a violinist and later graduated in “Opera” (MA) from the “Conservatorio J. Tomadini” in Udine under the guidance of soprano Annamaria Dell’Oste and pianist Ferdinando Mussutto. She subsequently graduated in “Lied & Oratorium” (MA) in Vienna at the MDW University under the guidance of KS Krassimira Stoyanova, who continues to be her mentor.
In 2024, she sang the title role in the modern
premiere of Fux's “Regina Saba” Oratorio under the baton of Stefan Gottfried at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, winning the “Fux Prize” and she was part of “Accademia Vivaldi” at Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice.
She also collaborated with the University of Sydney on the international research project Belcanto Rediscovered, at the Beautiful Singing in Vienna symposium. Her contribution focused on emulating historical recordings to better understand and revive 19th-century vocal aesthetics and performance practices.
Passionate about both operatic and lied repertoire, she has presented themed art song recitals in duet with pianist Alessandro Del Gobbo, such as “DE MULIERIBUS: donne, streghe e sirene” and “Souvenirs d’Europe,” at several festivals, including Carniarmonie, Festival Internazionale di Musica Sacra, Mittelcult, and Filosofia in Città.
In 2021, she was part of the “Rossini in Wildbad Festival”’s Academy. In the same year she sang Despina in a cinematic version of “Così Fan Tutte,” directed by Mauro Trombetta.
In September 2020, she debuted the role of Despina (Mozart: Così fan tutte) at Operastudio Molise. In December 2019, she sang Susanna (Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro)) at Teatro Comunale di Pergine Valsugana (Director: Mauro Trombetta; Conductor: Andrea Fuoli).
In 2019, she performed the role of Giannetta (Donizetti: L'elisir d’amore) in a co- production of Piccolo Opera Festival FVG and the Jerusalem Opera (Director: Enzo Iorio; Conductor: Omer Arieli). She also collaborated at the Panicale Opera Festival as cover for the role of Isabella (Rossini: L’inganno felice) at the Teatro Cesare Caporali (Director: Primo Antonio Petris; Conductor: Patrick David Murray). She was also selected by Mara Zampieri’s Cantiere all’Opera, where she sang Serpina in a concert version of Pergolesi's “La serva padrona.”
She won 3rd Prize at the “Seghizzi” Lied competition, the “Schiller” Special Prize for Lied at the “SOI Fiorenza Cedolins competition,” and was a finalist at the “Salice d’Oro” Competition.