Born in Livorno, Valentina Boi studied viola and piano before graduating with honours in singing from the Luigi Boccherini Conservatory in Lucca. She made her debut at the Teatro Goldoni in Livorno as Giulietta in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, and has since appeared at Teatro alla Scala, as well as theatres across Italy and in Skopje.

She has also performed in Aida and Nabucco at the Arena di Verona under the baton of Daniel Oren. Recent highlights include Tosca in Chieti, Aida in Montevideo and Cavalleria rusticana in Livorno.