Biography (Early)

Born in 1967 in Casole d'Elsa (Siena), Patrizia Ciofi received her singing diploma from the Istituto Musicale Pietro Mascagni in Livorno, and subsequently took part in masterclasses in Siena, Fiesole and Massa under the guidance of Carlo Bergonzi, Shirley Verrett, Alberto Zedda, Claudio Desderi and Giorgio Gualerzi.