German-Italian mezzo-soprano Anna-Doris Capitelli has distinguished herself on prestigious stages throughout Europe and beyond. In the 2026/27 season, she will perform the role of Stéphano in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, and join the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie for Verdi’s Requiem in Münster. She will also perform Bach’s St. John Passion at the Bach Festival in Lutry, Switzerland, with musicians of Teatro alla Scala under the direction of Wilson Hermanto, and appear with the Rundfunkchor Berlin in Mozart’s Requiem.

Last season, she appeared at the Teatro Politeama in Palermo with Sinfonica di Palermo as L’Enfant in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges and in her role debut as Sesto in Handel’s Giulio Cesare. She also performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Bockester Hannover and made her debut as Tancredi in Rossini’s Tancredi at the Teatro Municipal in Lima, Peru. In summer 2026, she returned to the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, performing Ismène in Rossini’s Le Siège de Corinthe and appearing in Rossini’s Stabat Mater.

Her recent highlights include a debut in Macau, China, where she performed in a gala concert of Italian opera and zarzuela alongside the legendary tenor Plácido Domingo, as well as the role of Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville. She also toured Le nozze di Figaro under the baton of Giovanni Antonini with the Kammerorchester Basel.

In summer 2025, she appeared at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, covering the role of Emma in Zelmira, having previously performed there as Marchesa Melibea in Il viaggio a Reims and Alice in Le Comte Ory alongside Juan Diego Flórez. Her other recent stage highlights include Isabella in L’Italiana in Algeri at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro at Teatro Cervantes in Málaga, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Staatsoper Hannover, and Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari. She has also sung Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle with the Rundfunkchor Berlin at the Kissinger Sommer Festival and given several concerts at the Marvão International Music Festival under Christoph Poppen.

Anna-Doris Capitelli made her acclaimed debut at Teatro alla Scala in 2017 as Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel under the direction of Sven-Eric Bechtolf. A graduate of the prestigious Accademia Teatro alla Scala (2017–2019), she went on to perform several roles on the stage of La Scala, including Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Tisbe in La Cenerentola, Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos, Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro, and Myrtale in Thaïs. She was also the female soloist in the world premiere of Madina by Fabio Vacchi.

She has worked with renowned conductors including Marc Albrecht, Daniele Gatti, Giovanni Antonini, Diego Fasolis, Cornelius Meister, and Chung Myung-whun. She appears on two NAXOS recordings featuring world premiere performances of operas by J. S. Mayr: Elena (2021) and Amor non ha ritegno (forthcoming).

A passionate recitalist and chamber musician, she has performed internationally across Japan, Brussels, Paris, South Africa, and Portugal. She also created her own staged version of Schubert’s Schwanengesang, praised by the press for its artistic depth and originality. Capitelli completed her Master’s degree in Music at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, where she studied with Professors Sabine Ritterbusch and Marina Sandel.

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Anna-Doris is represented by ArteMIS in Europe except Spain, Portugal & Italy.