Aemilia is a coloratura soprano from Edmonton, Alberta.

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Her roles of note include La Fée in Massenet's Cendrillon, The Modista and Mindardi in Nino Rota's Il capello di Paglia di Firenze, Virtu in Monteverdi’s L'incoronazione di Poppea, Pierrot in Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, Adina in Donizetti’s L’elisir D’amore, Nymph in Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, Mab in Jonathan Dove’s The Enchanted Pig, Papagena in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Maureen in Johnathan Larson’s RENT for which she won two Greater Edmonton Cappie Awards. 

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Aemilia made her symphonic debut with the Chamber Orchestra of Edmonton, performing Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate. In 2021 she joined members of the Edmonton Symphony onstage once again to perform Rejoice Greatly from Handel's Messiah with the Alberta Baroque Ensemble. Recently Aemilia made her debut with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra performing Canadian composer Abigail Richardson-Schulte’s Alligator Pie. As a winner of the University of Manitoba's concerto competition, Aemilia performed Michael Daugherty's Labyrinth of Love with the University Wind Ensemble. 

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In 2023, Aemilia won an Encouragement Award at the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.  Other awards include the first place at CFMTA National Voice Competition, the Doris Mills and Red Hugo Memorial Trophies at the Winnipeg Music Festival, the Opera NUOVA Scholarship Competition, the Kiwanis Music Festival Provincials, and the Alberta Baroque Music Society Scholarship for both violin and voice. 

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Aemilia holds an undergraduate degree in both violin and voice performance from the University of Alberta. Her teachers have included acclaimed Canadian soprano, Tracy Dahl, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra concertmaster, Robert Uchida, Mel Braun, and Elizabeth Turnbull.  

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Currently Aemilia is at the University of Toronto pursuing a master's in opera performance, studying with Elizabeth McDonald.  She is privileged to be supported by the Edmonton Community Foundation, and the Ann Burrows Foundation.