In January 2025, Rita won 1st Prize at the Interner LiedDuo Wettbewerb of the HfMT Köln, together with her LiedDuo partner Gavin Liang May.

In 2024, she has made her debut as Pamina  and Papagena in Die kleine Zauberflöte, and as Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, with the Kölner Opernkiste, both in shortened versions, adapted for children.

Rita is currently finishing her Master's degree in Musiktheater with Professor Gideon Poppe at the HfMT Köln, Germany.

At the HfMT Köln she has performed roles such as Berenice in Cesti’s Il Tito and Olimpia in Cimarosa’s Le Trame deluse. In addition to her solo projects, she regularly performs in ensembles and is particularly interested on Lied and chamber music.

In Portugal, she works closely with pianist Marta Silva as a LiedDuo, with whom she launched the project De uma perspetiva feminina (From a Female Perspective), a Recital of different Lieder/Art Songs, all written by women, which they have performed throughout Portugal over the last years. As a LiedDuo they have attended workshops and masterclasses such as Lied the Way, with Anne le Bozec and Pauliina Tukiainen, and Projeto Canção with João Paulo Santos. She is also currently collaborating with pianist Gavin Liang May at the Liedakademie at HfMT Cologne, studying with Prof. Ulrich Eisenlohr and Prof. Ahn Trung Sam.

Since 2022, she has been a member of the Cantus Portugueses Ensemble, which focuses on the promotion and interpretation of traditional Portuguese music and is based in Cologne.

Throughout her musical career, Rita has participated in numerous masterclasses and worked with renowned artists such as Anne le Bozec, Pauliina Tukiainen, Pedro Costa, João Paulo Santos, Caroline Stein, Olaf Bär, Ulrike Sonntag, Axel Köhler, Luís Rendas Pereira, Sara Braga Simões and Marina Viotti.

She completed her Bachelor's degree in Voice at the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo (ESMAE) in Porto, Portugal, by Professor Rui Taveira, graduating with distinction. The Portuguese soprano discovered her passion for music early in life, beginning her violin studies at the age of six, before fully dedicating her musical studies to singing at age fifteen.

Rita has recently received support from the GDA Foundation (Gestão dos Direitos de Artistas).