Francesca Idini

Francesca Idini, Soprano
She began her musical education at the age of six, studying piano and joining the Children's Choir of the Teatro Regio in Turin.

With this ensemble, she took part in numerous symphonic and theatrical productions, both as a chorister and as a solo treble voice.
She undertook vocal training with mezzo-soprano Rossella Giacchero and subsequently earned diplomas in Classical Singing (under the guidance of Silvana Silbano) and in Chamber Vocal Music (under Erik Battaglia) at the Conservatorio di Torino, graduating with highest honours and distinction. She also completed diplomas in Composition and Musicology with Maestro Orazio Mula.
She has participated in various masterclasses, including bel canto with Alessandro Corbelli, early music with Jean Tubéry, choral conducting with Claudio Fenoglio, chamber music with Claus-Christian Schuster, and contemporary vocal repertoire with Axel Bauni.
Her artistic collaborations include performances with Jean Tubéry, Carlo De Bortoli, the Orchestra Melos, Sm@rtOpera, and Claudio Fenoglio with the Trio Martinale, with whom she recorded the album Sundial’s Time.
In May 2025, she made her debut in the role of Nina in the world premiere of Prima della scala by Federico Gon, and as Giulia in Gioachino Rossini’s La scala di seta, both at the Teatro Coccia in Novara.
She has sung with the Italian National Youth Choir (Coro Giovanile Italiano), under the direction of Marco Berrini and Filippo Maria Bressan, and with the Coro da Camera di Torino, conducted by Dario Tabbia. With the latter, she has recorded two albums, won the 2023 Guido d’Arezzo International Polyphonic Competition, and participated in the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing in Varna (Bulgaria).
She is also a member of the Guido d’Arezzo Foundation Choir, with which she collaborated in 2024 under Maestro Donato Renzetti.
As a composer, she has worked with various musical festivals and concert series in the Piedmont region. Her works have frequently been published by Feniarco Edizioni Musicali, and in 2023, one of her compositions for choir and orchestra was selected as a finalist in the International Sacred Music Composition Competition “Fernando Rielo” in Madrid.