Joana studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, in London. She took the Bmus and Mmus degrees with distinction and completed the opera course in 2006.

She made her debut in opera with Zerlina (Don Giovanni) in the Netherlands and Despina (Così fan tutte) for the British Youth Opera, in London. Since then, Joana has been enjoying a thrilling and busy career as an opera and concert performer and a recording artist.

 

She has sung under the musical direction of Ton Koopman, Lawrence Foster, Julia Jones, Simone Young, Christopher Konig, Nicholas Kraemer, Gary Cooper, Laurence Cummings, Martin Andre, Enrico Onofri, Augustin Dumay, Mathew Halls, Benjamin Bayl, Katie de la Matter, Paolo Olmi, Nicholas Kok, Massimo Mazzeo, Jorge Matta, Marcos Magalhães, Pedro Carneiro, Pedro Castro, Miguel Jalôto.

 

Please visit the repertoire section for the full list of played roles, concert performances and their details. 

For Joana's Discography, please check that page. You can also listen to some extracts in the Audio section.