Monica Bacelli, a graduate of the Conservatorio di Pescara, made her debut at the age of 21 at the Teatro Sperimentale in Spoleto. Her career has developed in major theaters both in Italy and internationally, including La Scala Milan, the Vienna State Opera, The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Opernhaus Zurich, the Salzburg Festival, La Fenice Venice, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Teatro Real Madrid, La Monnaie Brussels, the Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro, and the Netherlands Opera Amsterdam. A winner of the Premio Abbiati, her repertoire spans from Mozart and Rossini roles to Baroque and French opera. She has worked extensively with L. Berio, performing roles composed for her. Among the conductors she has worked with are Ivor Bolton, Riccardo Chailly, Myung-Whun Chung, Valery Gergiev, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, René Jacobs, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Daniel Oren,Antonio Pappano, Trevor Pinnock, Simon Rattle, Christian Thielemann, and Alberto Zedda.