Born in , Trento, Salvetta was trained at the Conservatorio Claudio Monteverdi in Bolzano where she later taught on the voice faculty. She began performing professionally in the mid-1960s. She sang in concerts at several notable festivals, including the
Berlin Klassiktage, the
Donaueschingen Festival, the
Festival d'Automne in Paris, the
Festival dei Due Mondi, and the
Holland Festival. Her opera credits included performances at
La Fenice, the
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the
Opéra National de Lyon, the
Paris Opera, the
Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, the
Teatro di San Carlo, and the
Teatro Regio di Torino. She notably created the role of the Cantatrice/Juliana in the world premiere of
Salvatore Sciarrino's
Aspern at the
Teatro della Pergola in Florence in 1978. Salvetta was particularly known for her work as a concert soprano and recitalist, and she frequently performed in concerts and recitals with the pianist . She was a champion of new music, notably singing the premieres of works by composers
Luciano Berio,
Paolo Castaldi,
Niccolò Castiglioni,
Luis De Pablo,
Franco Donatoni,
Carlo Galante,
Alessandro Lucchetti,
Giacomo Manzoni,
Ennio Morricone,
Jan Novák,
Carlo Pedini,
Salvatore Sciarrino, and . She also appeared in concerts with many notable orchestras, including the
London Sinfonietta, the
RAI National Symphony Orchestra, and the
Spanish National Orchestra among others. Salvetta died in
Trento in 1991 at the age of 49. ==References==