Soprano Paoletta Marrocu, possessing an agile voice of distinctive colour and timbre, has received much international attention for her intensely engaging and committed interpretations. Ms. Marrocu shapes the roles of her extensive repertoire exquisitely with rich nuance, proper inflection, and spontaneous profound emotion. Her "sonorous voice which amply projects in the theatre", together with her dramatic qualities make Ms. Marrocu "a self-assured artist who stirs her public and attentively executes the direction." (G. Landini in L'Opera Anno XVII – N° 172). A physique that enables her to look the part and a femininity rarely seen on the operatic stage add to the profile of this artist who knows how to create real "music theater".

Paoletta Marrocu studied voice at the Conservatorio di Musica in Cagliari with Lucia Cappellino and polished her technique with Renata Scotto. In 1990, prior to completing her studies, she won various prizes at prestigious international competitions.

The artist has made debuts at the most distinguished Italian opera houses including Milan, Cagliari, Palermo, Florence, Ravenna, Parma, Bologna, Verona and Torino, and has appeared in a variety of roles: Wally, Santuzza, Aida, Norma, Carmen, and Tosca, among others. During the 1999-2000, season her international career was launched.

Since then, Paoletta Marrocu has appeared in theatres and concert halls around the world from Oslo to the Opera Foundation of Tokyo, Opéra Monte-Carlo, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Tonhalle in Zurich, Hamburgerische Staatsoper, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro Real of Barcelona, Madrid, Washington Opera, Seoul, and Opernhaus Zurich, where she appeared as Lady Macbeth in a famous production of Macbeth directed by David Pountney alongside T. Hampson, a role for which she received the highest acclaim, and which has been released on DVD.

In 1998, Paoletta Marrocu was named "Artist for Peace" by UNESCO in Paris.

The artist has made CD, DVD, and TV recordings, most notably the following:

- Macbeth DVD recording, with T. Hampson, R. Scandiuzzi, L. Lima, directed by D. Pountney;
- Cavalleria rusticana CD recording (DECCA), with Bocelli;
- Teseo Riconosciuto; Il Turco in Italia; Messa e Magnificat /Cavalli CD recording;
- Festliche Operngala der Dt. Aids-Stiftung (various artists / SONY) CD and DVD recording.

Upcoming engagements:

2008
- Turandot, January at the Opernhaus Zurich
- Tosca, February at the Hamburgische Staatsoper;
- Il Tabarro (Giorgetta) , March an April at te Scala di Milano, conducted by R. Chally;;
- Il Prigioniero, May at the Scala di Milano, conducted ba D. Harding;
- Il Tabarro, June in Torre del Lago;
- Tour with the Scala di Milano, conduted by M° Chailly;
- Giovanna d'Arco (role debut), June-July St. Gallen Festival;
- Nabucco (Abigaille), October at Gran Teatro la Fenice in Venice;
- Sei Concerti Pucciniani, December in Pas Palmas;

2009

- Turandot, May at the Opernhaus Zurich;
- Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza), New Production at the Opernhaus Zürich;
- Tosca, September at the Hamburgische Staatsoper;
- Nerone by Arrigo Boito, November al Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Ugo de Ana's New production with José Cura;

2010
- Il Prigioniero (La Madre), February and march at De Nederlandse Oper (Scala di Milano production);
- Cavaleria rusticana (Santuzza) , New production in April with Domingo at Teatro Massimo in Palermo;

2011
- Cavalleria rusticana (Santuzza), new production November-December 2009 at the Liceu Barcelona.