Serena Farnocchia

Serena Farnocchia (born 29 May 1973) is an Italian operatic soprano.

Life and career Farnocchia was born in Pietrasanta, and raised in Camaiore. She studied singing with baritone Giampiero Mastromei and Giovanna Canetti. She won the 1995 Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition in Philadelphia, leading to the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor presented at the Academy of Music in August 1996, which was participated by Pavarotti.

In 2002, she sang Elaisa in Mercandente's Il giuramento at Wexford Festival Opera. In August 2005, she appeared as Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma at the Finnish National Opera.