DIARY
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Waiting for Don Carlo in Florence
I made my debut in this title role at Teatro alla Scala in January 2017. Once again, I’m taking on this Verdi oper...
Dec 26 2022 -
Uniti per Verdi
For me and for most Italians, Verdi’s Villa in Sant’Agata is more than a home and more than a museum. It is a sanctu...
Nov 27 2022 -
Ernani at the Maggio Festival
I am truly delighted to be performing one of my signature roles at the Maggio Autumn Festival. Ernani is a revolutionary...
Nov 08 2022 -
Meli in Florence
Dear friends, next season, my relationship with the Teatro del Maggio and the Florence audience will become even closer,...
Aug 03 2022 -
Ernani in Rome
It’s a thrill to be performing one of my signature roles again, Ernani at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. It was ...
Jun 01 2022 -
18 years with La Scala
Dear friends, throughout the first 20 years of my life in opera, the 18 years of collaboration with Teatro alla Scala ha...
Apr 25 2022 -
My first 20 years of Opera
Dear friends, a twenty year long career is a very important milestone. Not a finishing post, because the road ahead is s...
Apr 20 2022 -
Un ballo in maschera at La Scala
Riccardo in Un ballo in maschera: from 4th to 22nd May at last I’ll be singing one of my signature roles at La Sca...
Mar 28 2022 -
Aida in Dresden
Dear friends, from 5 to 20 March, I’ll be singing as Radamès at the Semperoper Dresden. I’m delighted to be...
Feb 17 2022 -
Prima Verdi
Dear friends, I wish to share a very special emotion with you all. On 19th November Prima Verdi is being released: my fi...
Nov 17 2021 -
King Carlo VII in Rome
From 17th to 26th October 2021 I sang as the King, Carlo VII, in a new production of Giovanna d’Arco at the Teatro del...
Nov 03 2021 -
My summer 2021
Dear friends, at the end of a long, exciting but tiring summer, it’s time to take stock and I’m going to giv...
Sep 17 2021 -
From the Academy to the stage
On the eve of the opening of Elisir d’amore, staged by the Academy of Advanced Professional Training at Genoa’s ...
Jun 09 2021 -
Cavaradossi for Zubin Mehta
Words cannot describe what it felt like to sing as Cavaradossi in a theatre which is close to my heart: the Maggio Music...
May 25 2021 -
Teatro Carlo Felice Academy
I am extremely grateful to the Teatro Carlo Felice and to the Theatre’s Superintendent, Claudio Orazi, for entrust...
Mar 18 2021 -
Wonderful Japan
A fortnight after my return to Italy after over a month in Japan and then the required period of quarantine, I can now l...
Feb 28 2021 -
An unforgettable year at La Scala
After Tosca on 7th December 2019, which was truly well-received, and Il Trovatore in February 2020, which I will never f...
Dec 09 2020 -
Back on stage with Verdi
Dear friends, where did we leave off? I was taking part at La Scala in Aida, an unforgettable experience because at some...
Dec 05 2020 -
Radamès at Teatro alla Scala
I can’t wait to sing as Radamès at La Scala, first of all because I’m back singing in a concert performance of a fu...
Oct 06 2020 -
Verdi Requiem for pandemic victims
Between 30th August and 9th September I was involved in five performances of the Verdi Requiem. It was an honour to sing...
Sep 10 2020 -
SERENA AND I IN CONCERT FOR GENOVA
Serena and I are honoured to sing in this concert with which Teatro Carlo Felice is paying tribute to rebirth just a few...
Jul 31 2020 -
Un Ballo in Maschera at the Maggio
Un Ballo in Maschera is one of my favourite operas and Riccardo is one of my signature roles, so it is important to me t...
Jul 19 2020 -
A CONCERT OF REBIRTH AT THE SCALA DI MILANO
For me, due to the deep bond I have with the Teatro alla Scala, the concert I held there on 8th July was particularly si...
Jul 09 2020 -
MY FIRST TIME SINGING AS A DUO WITH THE BARITONE LUCA SALSI
Luca Salsi and I are singing for the first time together: on July 4th we inaugurate the festival “E quindi uscimmo...
Jul 04 2020 -
MY BIRTHDAY: FORTY YEARS OLD (IN LOCKDOWN)
Today is my 40th birthday and for the first time in years I’m spending it here in Genoa with Serena and our childr...
May 15 2020 -
VOICES FROM GENOA CATHEDRAL
Dear friends, what else could I do but sing for you at this time? Easter is coming and I have accepted the invitation by...
Apr 08 2020 -
MANRICO AT LA SCALA
Whenever I sing Verdi I’m happy and even more so when it comes to performing as Manrico! From February 6th to 29th...
Feb 05 2020 -
VERDI REQUIEM
“Ingemisco tamquam reus, Culpa rubet vultus meus, Supplicanti, supplicanti parce, deus.” I cannot think of a more in...
Jan 14 2020 -
CAVARADOSSI AT LA SCALA
This has been an exciting Tosca and on January 8th I said goodbye to my character Cavaradossi after two months in his co...
Jan 10 2020 -
Ernani in France
Ernani has been an important opera in my career and my character embodies all the features of the belcanto tenor and the...
Nov 02 2019 -
VERDI OPERA GALA!
It is with great joy that I’m back in Piacenza after the success of Gioconda in 2018. A Verdi Gala like this one, ...
Sep 29 2019 -
CAVARADOSSI AT LA SCALA!
At last I can announce that I’m going to be Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca which will inaugurate the 2019/2020 season ...
Aug 23 2019 -
Verdi Requiem at the Salzburg Festival
My magnificent year with the Verdi Requiem conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti will culminate with the three concerts to ...
Aug 11 2019 -
My summer masterclass
The young opera singers who attended the masterclass which I held at Palazzo Pesce at Mola di Bari have performed in a c...
Aug 05 2019 -
Trovatore in Madrid
Dearest friends, I’m just back from Madrid where I sang as Manrico in a new production of the opera Il Trovatore b...
Jul 25 2019 -
The triumphant Aida…
“For more than 40 years, Riccardo Muti has been the king of Verdi conductors, the one who most makes you feel you are ...
Jun 17 2019 -
My Italian debut as Radamès!
From May 18th to June 1st 2019 I’m singing Radamès in Aida at Teatro La Fenice in Venice. I’m pleased to de...
May 16 2019 -
Senate and Culture
Dear friends, I am grateful to the President of the Italian Senate, Elisabetta Casellati, for inviting me to perform on ...
Apr 02 2019 -
Simon Boccanegra in Wien
Each time I sing Gabriele Adorno, I’m happy. Each time I’m back in Vienna, I’m happy. What’s mor...
Apr 01 2019 -
My wonderful week at La Scala!
Dearest friends, I want to share my enthusiasm about this special week which I’ll be spending at La Scala. I’...
Mar 11 2019 -
Simon Boccanegra in Genoa!
I spend the whole year singing around the world. Being able to leave my own house, walk about in my own city and be back...
Feb 10 2019 -
Verdi Requiem in Tokyo
Dear friends, I’m just back from Tokyo where I sang in the Verdi Requiem conducted by Riccardo Muti. It was a head...
Feb 04 2019 -
I wanted this space on my website just for me and for you who love opera
I wanted this space on my website just for me and for you who love opera, belcanto, music and the theatre and I mean to ...
Jan 30 2019
