Ariana Ricci

Ariana Ricci is an Australian soprano praised for her “engaging acting skils” and “crystaline vocal quality” (The Music Trust, 2023).

Ariana has performed as a soloist with ensembles such as the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra,Pinchgut Opera, the Muffat Colective, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Wiloughby Symphony Orchestra, and the Opera Australia Orchestra, with conductors such as Stephen Layton MBE, Tahu Matheson, Erin Helyard, and Nicholas Milton AM. Her roles include Gretel - Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck), Le Feu - L’Enfant et les Sortileges (Ravel), Sandrina (cover) - La Finta Giardiniera (Mozart), and Margery - The Dragon of Wantley (Lampe).

She is a 2026 Emerging Artist of the prestigious International Meistersinger Akademie and recipient of the Adrian Clarke Vocal Award at Grasmere Song.

Ariana has also had success in numerous competitions. In 2026, she won 2nd Prize in the Eastbourne International Singing Competition and was a prizewinner in the ROSL Overseas Music Competition. Other competition successes include 2nd prize in the Lies Askonas Competition, and finalist and prize winner in the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition and the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship Competition. She has performed in various masterclasses, including with Edith Wiens, Sir Thomas Alen, Richard Hetherington, Nicky Spence OBE, Brenda Hurley, Serena Gamberoni, Natalie Aroyan, and Lynne Dawson.

Ariana recently completed her Master of Performance, studying under Prof. Janis Kely at the Royal College of Music, London, as an Australian Commonwealth Scholar, and looks forward to joining the RCM International Opera Studio in September. She completed her Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, supported by the Ted and Susan Meler Memorial Scholarship. She was also awarded the George and Margaret Henderson Scholarship to support her studies in the UK.