Florencia Menconi is an Argentine mezzosoprano specialised on Early Music, based in Basel, Switzerland. Although she focuses on 16th and 17th century repertoire, her artistic interest and versatility lead her to participate in projects ranging from ars antiqua to new music.

Both as a soloist and ensemble singer, Florencia has been involved in projects under the direction of conductors such as Björn Schmelzer, Ton Koopman, Andrea Marcon, Paul Van Nevel, Giorgio Paronuzzi, Ivor Bolton and Daniela Dolci. She is a member of Graindelavoix, La Cetra Basel, Da Tempera Velha, Domus Artis and Le Filigrane, and collaborates regularly with ensembles such as Huelgas Ensemble, Voces Suaves, La Boz Galana, Innsbrucker Hofmusik, Il Fuoco Eterno and La Grande Chapelle. She has sung in festivals around Europe and Latin America, such as Festival d'Ambronay, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Laus Polyphoniae, Festtage für Alte Musik Basel, Forum Alte Musik Zürich, Festival Internacional de Arte Sacro and Tage Alter Musik Regensburg.

On the stage was Florencia seen in the role of L'Enfant (“L'Enfant et les sortilèges”, Ravel), Osmida (“Didone abbandonata”, Jommelli),  Sorceress and 2nd Witch (“Dido and Aeneas”, Purcell), Speranza (“L'Orfeo”, Monteverdi), Dafne and Proserpina (“Euridice”, J. Peri), Rosina Caruccia (“Il Trionfo dell’Onore”, A. Scarlatti) and Aristeo (“Orfeo”, L. Rossi). She sang as a soloist in various oratorios, including Monteverdi's “Vespro della Beata Vergine”, J.S. Bach’s “Johannes Passion”, Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater”, Vivaldi’s “Stabat Mater” and “Gloria”, C.Ph.E. Bach's “Magnificat”, several masses by Mozart and Saint-Saëns’ “Oratorio de Noël”.  

Her specialisation in early repertoire began with the career of Early Music at the Conservatorio de Música Manuel de Falla in Buenos Aires. In 2013 she transferred to Europe to pursue her studies in the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis obtaining the diplomas of Bachelor and Master of Arts in Musical Performance - Early Music, Renaissance-Romantic with Minor in Renaissance in the class of Rosa Domínguez, in addition to one year of School of Excellence in the class of Ulrich Messthaler. She also received important impulses from Margreet Honig and Valérie Guillorit. Currently, Florencia is being coached by Camila Toro.

2024 brings to Florencia the recording of her first album as soloist together with ensemble Le Filigrane (co-founded by her, trombonist Henry Van Engen and organist Alberto Gaspardo), featuring arias for alto and trombone obbligato from the Viennese repertoire of the early 18th century. This album is expected to be released in early 2025.

2025 comes with two significant debuts for Florencia: firstly, her first Mozart Requiem as soloist and secondly, she will begin collaborating with the ensemble Gli Angeli Genève, conducted by Stephan McLeod.

In her spare time, Florencia enjoys practicing vihuela, cooking and dancing flamenco.