Soprano Flavia Fernandes studied at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

She has performed in prestigious concert halls across Brazil, and interpreted the roles of Marguerite (Faust), Micaëla (Carmen) and Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), among others. Her symphonic repertoire includes Villa-Lobos’s Forest of the Amazon, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Mozart’s Requiem. She appeared in the premiere of Guilherme Bernstein’s O caixeiro da taverna as Deolinda, a role created for her by the composer, and also performed in the Brazilian premiere of Michael Nyman’s The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat at Theatro São Pedro.

Her discography includes Zipoli’s Missa Santo Inácio and Garcia’s Três Salmos with the Orquestra Unisinos and Roberto Duarte.