“A rare, beautiful and colourful timbre, which she artistically masters, allied to stupendous acting“
Leonardo Martinelli, Concerto Magazine
Kismara Pezzati is celebrated for the tenderness and power of her mezzo-soprano voice. Known professionally by the last name Pessatti, since 2020 she reverted to the original Italian spelling, Pezzati, to honour her heritage.
With a successful international opera career, she has performed with world-renowned conductors and orchestras on prestigious stages across Europe and beyond.
She is also the creator of FEMINA, a staged recital featuring compositions by Silvia Berg and texts by Hildegard von Bingen and Kismara herself. She currently performs it alongside conductor and pianist André dos Santos.
In March 2024, Kismara returned to Brazil to lead the Opera Academy at Theatro São Pedro in São Paulo, the country’s most traditional opera studio.
… the dark, rich voice of Kismara Pessati (Pezzati) casts a whole new light on her (Hildegard’s) music.
The Brazilian contralto’s vocal style is rooted in scholarly study, but never hinders a sense of improvisatory freedom.
… she (Kismara Pezzati) brings earthly colours to six antiphons and one Alleluia, to which Sarah Hatch’s bright bells and silvery chimes bring a mystical edge.
This (Hartmann Symphonies 1-8) set is full of fine things. The Brazilian alto Kismara Pessatti (Pezzati) is properly harrowing in the canata-like First Symphony…
