Rebecca Luttio

        Mezzo-Soprano, Rebecca Luttio, was raised in Seattle, Washington where she began her musical journey as a dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, performing in Seattle Opera’s Nutcracker at age ten. She was awarded a dance scholarship to study at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, where she also fortuitously began her operatic studies, and fell in love with the art form. She continued to pursue opera at the prestigious New England Conservatory in Boston where she completed her master’s degree in vocal performance and sang leading roles in every main-stage opera production. Even before graduation, Rebecca was offered a professional contract with the Chicago Opera Theater in the title role of La Tragédie de Carmen, and the same year demonstrated her acting skills in the play Cardenio with Harvard University’s renowned American Repertory Theater.

        Upon graduation, Rebecca was quickly engaged by Florida Grand Opera’s Young Artist Program where

she excelled in several main stage roles, including “Zerlina” in Don Giovanni and “Nicklausse” in Les Contes d’Hoffman. She was then personally chosen to perform for the Castleton Festival in Virginia by its artistic director, Lorin Maazel, where she was assigned “Lucretia” in The Rape of Lucretia, among other roles. She was also invited to return to the Chicago Opera Theatre to sing “Medea” in Giasone,.  Her performances have earned critical acclaim, including praise from The Boston Musical Intelligencer for her portrayal in the new operetta: The Cunning Housewife: “The Cunning Housewife is fun and silly, utterly charming, and the music and singers were all good. However, the cunning housekeeper, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Luttio, was downright terrific. What a beautiful voice!”

        Rebecca’s recent debut with the Gulfshore Opera, featured her in scenes from Carmen and Samson et Dalila, marking a significant milestone in her career as she grows into dramatic repertoire and performs some of opera’s most iconic roles.  Notably, Rebecca has just been named a finalist in the Salzburger KlangKrone
International Singing Competition 2025, and was recently recognized as a Semifinalist in the 2024 Covent Garden Opera Competition as well as a finalist in the Premiere Opera Foundation's 2024 Competition in New York.​

        Currently based in Minneapolis, Rebecca regularly performs in concerts, oratorios, and local opera productions while also teaching. Her most recent performances in Minnesota have garnered glowing comments from local audiences, such as … “What an incredibly sumptuous and warm vocal color!” … “She possesses a superstar-stage presence that lights up the stage!” … “Her intuitive acting, natural beauty and superlative musicality promise a bright future of leading roles in opera houses around the world.”