Donata Cucinotta
soprano
American soprano Donata Cucinotta has been recognized for her versatile and powerful performances on opera, musical, and concert stages. Recent career highlights include performances with Michael Tilson Thomas and the Louisville Orchestra, a Lincoln Center debut with the Queens Symphony Orchestra, and multiple performances with Jack Everly and the Indianapolis Pops where Tom Alvarez of the Indy Star noted her “jaw-dropping solo during ‘O Holy Night.’ [Her] performance was one of the most breathtaking I have seen on any stage anywhere, anytime.”
Recent engagements include a return to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as a Featured Soloist in their From Vienna to Broadway concerts, Yuletide Celebration, and Spotlight on ISO Musicians concerts featuring highlights from Tosca and La Bohème. Opera Ithaca as Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze Di Figaro, Knoxville Opera for their Merry Widow, as well as a return to Indianapolis Opera as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni. Ms. Cucinotta’s additional appearances include Candice in the world premiere of Stay, by John Glover and Kelley Rourke with On Site Opera, Musetta in La Bohème with Indianapolis Opera, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Opera Ithaca, Countess in ¡Figaro! 90210 with Morningside Opera, Josephine in HMS Pinafore at Knoxville Opera, Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte at Opera Tampa, Die Fledermaus with Amarillo and Knoxville Opera, Nina in The Firefly with Ohio Light Opera, and Nedda in Pagliacci with Opera in the Heights, where D.L Groover of the Houston Press noted “Cucinotta’s fiery soprano [that] opened up with a blistering top, square on, raising goose bumps in the best possible way.”
A frequent concert and recitalist, Last season she made her debut with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra for Mahler’s 3rd Symphony and looks forward to her debut with the New Mexico Philharmonic on their Love, Love, Love concert with Jason Altieri presenting highlights from La Wally and La Bohème. She has sung several concerts with the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, and the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic as a Featured Soloist, where Henry Upper of The Republic praised her “…inner feeling for the text, where time and again she showed her heart and her soul through the words She is a superb talent whom we know we will hear frommore.” She has also been heard in the Mozart Mass in C, Bach’s Magnificat and the Dvorak Requiem with the Denver Choral Fest. With the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir she has sung the soprano solo in Vaughn Williams Dona Nobis Pacem. She has also sung the soprano solos Bach’s in Die Elenden Sollen Essen, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Dave Brubeck’s To Hope and Handel’s Messiah. As a recitalist, she will be touring her #Metoo program in conjunction with Sing For Hope and has performed as a guest artist with On Site Opera.
