Théodora Cottarel is an award winning French American singer. She is known for her “electrifying” performances (Schmopera) and her “acting and storytelling talent (Première Loges). Théodora excels in performing repertoire ranging from French cabaret and cross over to classic lyric roles of the opera stage and operetta, always creating exciting and engaging performances for her audiences.

In the 2023/24 season, Théodora sang Marie in La fille du regiment with Opera Company of Middlebury, Violetta in La Traviata with Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Elisetta in Il matrimonio segreto by Cimarosa with Puget Sound Concert Opera (PSCO) and was the soprano soloist in the opera fusion production “Covers”with Florentine Opera, performing in various venues and festivals including Summerfest in Milwaukee.

 This past season she also won second prize in the Seattle Opera Guild’s competition, granting her the Artistic Development Award. In the 2024/25 season Theodora is set to make the role debut of Elena in Gluck’s Paride ed Elena with PSCO, sing Elle in La voix humaine in New York, and perform in the concert: “Rising Stars of Puget Sound” for the Seattle Opera Guild at Seattle Opera’s Tagney Jones Hall.

 Cottarel has performed internationally with renowned companies such as the Rome Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera, and at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. In 2022, Théodora headlined the French Cultures Festival in Houston, TX in collaboration with the French Embassy. Roles include: Elle (La voix humaine), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Madame Goldentrill (The Impresario), Cendrillon (Cendrillon), Micaëla (Carmen), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Gretel (Hansel and Gretel), Elvira (Don Giovanni), Servilia (La Clemenza di Tito), Arminda (La Finta Giardinera), The Angel (Jarireh), and Despina (Così fan tutte).