About
Nívea Freitas is a Brazilian soprano and doctoral student in the "Analytical and Creative Processes" line, supervised by Professors José Padovani and Axel Petri-Preis (MDW Vienna). She completed her Konzertexamen in Lyric Singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 2018, where she also earned her Master's degree in Professor Mark Tucker's class. She is currently undertaking a sandwich doctorate at mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, supported by Fapemig and Erasmus Plus scholarships.
In Brazil, she holds a Bachelor's and Master's in Performance from ESMU/UFMG. Her Master's included a period of exchange at Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris (Theater Department) and further training at École Normale de Musique de Paris, where she received the "Chant Lyrique, à l´unanimité du jury" diploma under Caroline Dumas.
In the context of concert and opera music, she has performed with the Orquestra Sinfônica de Minas Gerais, Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais, Orquestra Johann Sebastian Bach, Orquestra Ouro Preto, Palácio das Artes, Sala Cecília Meireles, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Staatsoper Hamburg, among various chamber music recitals.
The uniqueness of her trajectory lies in her multidisciplinary academic background, which includes a Bachelor's degree in Physics from UFMG. This scientific foundation, combined with her experience in musical performance research, has transformed her into an artist who transcends technique, engaging in creation, research, and reflection. This fusion drives her to develop innovative chamber concert projects, connecting repertoires with current themes and exploring creative interactions with audiovisual resources in her original performances, where she also acts as a screenwriter, director, and producer.
In 2018, she won the German competition "CLAB Festival - Neue Konzert Ideen" with her project "Cuckooland: Ein Liederabend mit Animationsfilm und multimedia." Her audiovisual creations include the series "Ophelia, a Louca" (2020), "Ophelia, a Histérica" (2021), and the recent documentary "Economia Criativa em Perspectiva: Bastidores de Da Terra à Lua" (2025), all funded by cultural incentive grants.