Carla Maffioletti

Carla Maffioletti (born c.1980 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian/Italian opera singer.

Born in Brazil, Maffioletti shares both Italian and Brazilian nationalities. She began her singing career under the guidance of the Brazilian soprano Neyde Thomas and Classical Guitar at UFRGS University in her homeland. At the age of 15 Maffioletti was already touring throughout Brazil and South America with the pioneering guitar ensemble Camerata Consort during a period of 7 years. From 1998 to 2000 she studied Opera and Lied repertoire with Mya Besselink at the Maastricht Conservatorium in the Netherlands, where she has lived since then.

Since 2002 she has been part of the soloist ensemble of violinist André Rieu and his JS Orchestra, performing roles like Olympia (les contes d’Hofmann), Adele (Die Fledermaus), Sylvia (Czardas Fürstin), Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel) and others. With Rieu, Carla has been touring worldwide and singing in places such as Radio City Hall (New York), Waldbühne (Berlin), Schönbrunn Palace (Vienna), Vrijthof Square (Maastricht) Olympic Park (Seoul) and International Forum (Tokyo) and Roger's Center (Toronto), and recording several CDs and DVDs.

During the season 2009-2011 Maffioletti was a member of the Gießen Opera House in Germany, performing roles such as Papagena and Queen of the Night (Magic Flute), Carolina (Il Matrimonio Segreto), Olympia (Tales of Hoffmann), Marja (Der Revisor), Raven (Sigurd, the Dragon Slayer), Valencienne (Die Lustige Witwe), Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Meroë (Die Großmüttige Tomyris) and Maria-Luisa (Goya).