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:

- Assassinio nella Cattedrale DVD recording (DECCA) with R. Raimondi, "Diapason d'Or 2008);
- 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- Opernhaus Zurich;
- Falstaff (Alice Ford - Debut) with Ruggero Raimondi , January - Bari;
- Tosca, February- Hamburgische Staatsoper;
- Il Tabarro (Giorgetta), March and April - Scala di Milano, conductor R. Chailly, director L. Ronconi;
- Macbeth (Lady), April - Scala di Milano;
- Il Prigioniero (Mother, Debut), May - Scala di Milano, conductor D. Harding, director P. Stein;
- Giovanna d'Arco (Debut), June -July - St- Gallen Festival;
- Turandot, July- Opernhaus Zurich;
- Nabucco (Abigaille), October - Gran Teatro la Fenice in Venice;
- Celebrazioni pucciniane, Manon Lescaut (Debut), November - Teatro del Giglio in Lucca;
- Tre Concerti Pucciniani, December in Las Palmas;

2009

- Turandot , March and April - Opening of the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari;
- Turandot , May - Opernhaus Zürich;
- Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza), June-July, New Production of Grischa Asagaroff - Opernhaus Zürich;
- Tosca, October - Hamburgische Staatsoper;
- Arrigo Boitos Nerone (Asteria-Debut) , November - Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Ugo de Hanas New Production with José Cura;
- Tabarro (Giorgetta), December - Las Palmas;

2010
- Il Prigioniero (Mother), February and March - De Nederlandse Oper (Scala di Milano's Production);
- Falstaff (Alice Ford), December - Las Palmas;

2011
- Verdi's Un Giorno di Regno (La Marchesa del Poggio-Debut) - Teatro Regio di Torino;

2012
- Cavalleria Rusticana (Santuzza) - Liceu de Barcelona;