Born in Belgrade, mezzo soprano Serbia Sofija Petrovic graduated from the Faculty of Music Arts in her native city in 2014, where she received her bachelor’s in Voice under Russian soprano Ljudmila Gross. In 2012, Petrovic won the Grand Prix at the most renowned republican competition in Serbia and received scholarship from the government of Belgrade. In the same year, she was the youngest finalist at the Ferruccio Tagliavini International Competition in Austria, after which mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova invited the young artist to be her guest in St. Petersburg and to participate in her masterclass in Moscow.

Dedicated to her craft, Sofija Petrovic has participated in many master classes with Martina Arroyo, Ludovic Tézier, famed Juilliard teacher Daniel Ferro, and more. She was invited also  to join the AVA and was a member of the Atélier Lyrique of Opéra National de Paris. 

Petrovic performed in Benjamin Britten’s Owen Wingrave at the Opéra Bastille, under the baton of Stephen Higgins. She also performed excerpts from Les Troyens in concert at the Palais Garnier, and covered the role of Cassandre in Les Troyens at Opera Bastille. Petrovic performed the role of Aksinya in the new production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk staged by Warlikowski. 

In 2021, Petrovic performed as Esmeralda in Franz Schmidt’s Notre Dame at St. Gallen Festival. In the last year, the young mezzo soprano has made some very exciting debuts. In 2022, Petrovic debuted for the first time in her native country the title role of Carmen at the Serbian National Theatre. She also opened the 54th festival Bemus at the Kolarac Concert Hall alongside Sir Bryn Terfel under maestro Bojan Sudjic. This Spring 2023, Petrovic made her Italian debut in at Teatro Massimo Bellini as Principessa di Bouillon in Adriana Lecouvreur with great success.

Upcoming roles include Charlotte in Werther, Joan in The Maid of Orleans, Laura in La Gioconda, Dalila in Samson et Dalila, Marguerite in La Damnation de Faust, and Amneris in Aida.