Noema Erba — Sought-After Czech Soprano. Angelic. Passionate. Radiant. These are just a few of the words used to describe Noema Erba, the acclaimed Czech soprano celebrated for her flawless tessitura, expressive artistry, and powerful lyric soprano voice.
Noema has portrayed a wide range of operatic roles, including Tosca (Tosca), Micaëla (Carmen), Mimì and Musetta (La Bohème), Violetta, Annina, and Flora Bervoix (La Traviata), Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana), Genovieffa (Suor Angelica), Dama di Lady (Macbeth), Anna (Nabucco), Ines (Il Trovatore), Contessa di Ceprano and Giovanna (Rigoletto), Kate Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Clotilde (Norma), and Alisa (Lucia di Lammermoor).
She has appeared in opera productions at leading venues and festivals across Europe and beyond, including the State Opera Banská Bystrica (Slovakia), Teatro Verdi Pisa, Teatro Ariston Sanremo, Teatro San Babila Milano, Teatro dell’Unione Viterbo, Schloßbergbühne Kasematten Graz, Rudolfinum Prague, Palác Žofín Prague, Kongresové centrum Prague, and the Amman Opera Festival (Jordan), among many others throughout Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Chile, and the Czech Republic.
As a concert soloist, Noema has been featured in numerous international performances, including:
“Masters of Classics”, Hollywood in Prague, and Celebrating the Music of Ennio Morricone (Prague, 2008–2024)
“Temporada Internacional 2017” (Santiago, Chile)
“Night in the Opera” (Manila, Philippines, 2013)
“Jewels of the European Opera” (Manila, Philippines, 2012)
“Art for Life” Beneficiary Concert (Anti-AIDS/HIV, Prague, 2012)
Noema Erba earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Opera Performance (both completed Magna cum Laude) from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Faculty of Music, and is an alumna of the Conservatory of Pardubice, where she specialized in opera voice under Prof. Jana Hamplová.
She also pursued international studies at the Hochschule für Musik “Carl Maria von Weber” in Dresden, where she trained in opera voice with Prof. Gisely Burkhardt-Mühlbach and studied opera dramatic art with Prof. Andreas Baumann.
Her artistic development has been further enriched through collaborations with Prof. Irene Berlin and Prof. Rolf Schinzl (piano accompaniment).