The mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti woke up on a July morning in 2024 knowing that millions of people would watch her sing in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics later that day. She had only one concern.
“I needed to find a friend to play golf with,” she said. “I don’t like to sit around.”
She really doesn’t.
Viotti, 39, is currently performing the role of Prince Orlofsky in “Die Fledermaus” at the Zurich Opera — her brother,Lorenzo, is the conductor — part of a packed season that has included Charlotte in Massenet’s “Werther,” Jocasta in Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex” and the title role of “Carmen” at the Dallas Opera.