American soprano Erica Petrocelli, whom The New York Times recently exclaimed “the vocal standout” as Jitka in Smetana’s Dalibor with Bard SummerScape, returns to Los Angeles Opera in the 2025-2026 as Musetta in La bohème. Other appearances include Marguerite in Faust, a role debut, at Opera Western Reserve in Ohio, a concert with the Utah Symphony at the Deer Valley Music Festival, and the cover of Micaëla in Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera. Next season, she makes her Metropolitan Opera debut, as Karolka in Jenůfa, and returns to LA Opera as Contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro.
Erica Petrocelli’s recent opera credits include Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and Donna Clara, the Infanta in Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg, both at LA Opera with James Conlon, Micaëla and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Pamina with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Sarasota Opera, the title role in Madama Butterfly with the Colorado Springs Symphony, and the title role in Martinů’s Julietta, with Bard SummerScape Festival.
Ms. Petrocelli has appeared in concert as soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with James Conlon at both the Cincinnati May Festival and St. Louis Symphony, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Florida Orchestra, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with the Aspen Music Festival, Fauré’s Requiem with the Mostly Mozart Festival in San Diego, Strauss’ Vier letzte Lieder with the Peoria Symphony, and a concert of Puccini favorites with the Sarasota Opera.
While in the International Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zürich, Ms. Petrocelli sang Zerlina in Don Giovanni, covered the title role in Arabella, as well as Stella in Les contes d’Hoffmann. As a Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist at LA Opera, she sang Musetta, First Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Mrs. Naidoo in Philip Glass’ Satyagraha, conducted by Grant Gershon, Annina in La traviata, and a performance of Eurydice in the world premiere of Aucoin’s Eurydice. She currently resides in New York with her husband, conductor Louis Lohraseb, and children.
