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Eleonora Buratto

Soprano

Born 1982 in Mantua, Italy (44 years old)

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Eleonora Buratto is an Italian soprano opera singer. She is a graduate of the Conservatorio Lucio Campiani, the conservatory of Mantua, the city of her birth.

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Career Trajectory

Buratto emerged from her native Mantua to study under Luciano Pavarotti, absorbing the technical rigor and vocal generosity that would define her artistry. Her 2009 professional debut as Creusa in Demofoonte under Riccardo Muti initiated a sustained collaboration with one of opera's most demanding maestros, establishing her as an interpreter of uncommon depth. Over fifteen years, she has become a soprano of exceptional versatility, commanding the bel canto and Verdian repertoires at the world's greatest opera houses, earning recognition as Opernwelt's Best Singer of the Year 2025 and Italy's Cavaliere al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.

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Opernwelt Best Singer of the Year 2025 (first Italian singer to receive this distinction); Cavaliere al Merito della Repubblica Italiana appointed by President Mattarella (2022)