Career
He began his vocal studies at age 17 with Norma Palacios at the Conservatorio di Musica "Niccolò Paganini" in Genoa. He later became a pupil of mezzo-soprano Franca Mattiucci. In 2002 he debuted in Verdi"s Macbeth and as the tenor soloist in Rossini"s Petite Messe Solennelle and Puccini"s Messa di Gloria, broadcast by Radiotelevisione Italiana (the Italian state broadcasting company) from the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto.
He has gone on to sing leading roles in Louisiana Scala, The Metropolitan Opera, Teatro Regio di Torino, London"s Royal Opera House, Opéra National de Lyon, Zurich Opera, and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro.
