Martina Menegoni

Martina Menegoni is the recipient of the young Wagnerian singers' scholarship at the 2022 "Bayreuther Festspiele". She was also selected to participate in a workshop led by J. Lundgren and performed the role of Waltraute from Wagner's "Götterdämmerung."In 2022, she had appearances in excerpts from the roles of Amneris (Verdi's "Aida"), Eboli (Verdi's "Don Carlos"), and Waltraute (Wagner's "Götterdämmerung") at five performances as part of the "Festival of Young Voices" (Zurich, Basel, Bern, Wiesbaden, Sigriswil) under the direction of Ronald Böer and directed by Andreas Kriegenburg.

Since her debut in 2014 as Hänsel (E. Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel") at the Croatian National Opera in Zagreb, Ms. Menegoni has portrayed roles such as Olga (Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin"), Cherubino (Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro"), Rosina (Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"), Linette (Prokofiev's "Love for Three Oranges"), Ivanica ("Adel and Mara" by J. Hatze), and others. In a concert performance of Wagner's "Die Walküre," she sang the role of Roßweiße at the Croatian National Opera and the Mimara Museum. Additionally, she took on the role of Zweite Dame (Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte") at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall. In 2018, she made her debut at the Croatian National Opera Split as Rosina in Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia." In 2019, Martina portrayed the role of Vila in the world premiere of Olja Jelaska's opera "Blue Bird," conducted by Berislav Šipuš and performed by the Cantus Ensemble. In 2023, she will play the role of Orpheus in C.W. Gluck's opera at the Istria National Theatre in Pula and the role of The Night in B. Papandopulo's opera "Amphitryon" at the Croatian National Opera in Zagreb. In the summer of 2023, she made her debut in the title role of Bizet's opera "Carmen" in Šibenik and Dubrovnik. In 2024 Martina sang in the world premiere of “Verschwendung”, a newly composed opera by A. Babajanyan in Munich. In 2025 Mrs. Menegoni performed the role of Rada in newly composed opera “The Parable of the Prodigal Son” by Anđelko Igrec and made debut as Third Lady in Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte”

Her noteworthy concert appearances include performances of Verdi’s “Requiem”, and Beethoven’s "9th Symphony" conducted by D. Runz, Mozart’s “Requiem in d-minor” under the baton of S. Krečić and the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" and "Verdi for Eternity" with the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra under conductor I. Hut. She performed ”Il Tramonto" by O. Respighi with both Blumenberg Kammerphllharmonie München (mo. Henri Bonamy) and the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra (mo. M. Tarbuk). In collaboration with the Croatian Radio (HRT), she also recorded the Wagner cycle "Wesendonck-Lieder."

In April 2015, Martina won the third prize at the "International Singing Competition Ferruccio Tagliavini," leading to a concert engagement at the Graz Opera.

She completed her studies under the guidance of Prof. Lidija Horvat-Dunjko and continued her education with Claudia Visca, Brigitte Fassbaender, and Deborah Birnbaum.

My fascination with the human voice has been lifelong. As much as I enjoy being on stage, I equally enjoy studying all aspects of vocal function and helping people discover—or rediscover—their voices. As a Vocal Health Habilitation Professional, I follow a health-informed, evidence-based approach to voice training. My work focuses on safe and sustainable vocal function, clear scope of practice, collaboration with medical professionals when needed, and fully individualized techniques tailored to each client’s anatomy and goals. I aim to empower singers with practical knowledge, healthy vocal strategies, and long-term tools for vocal resilience and recovery. I am a passionate admirer of opera and classical singing, and throughout my development I have studied everything from the writings of Lamperti and García to contemporary, science-based research on the voice.