Bio
After winning prestigious musical competitions, Roberto made his debut singing in Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo) at the Teatro Donizetti of Bergamo and has been catapulted to the forefront of today’s bel canto tenors. His is known for his “virile, glistening voice” (The New York Times), “appealingly natural sense of Italianate phrasing!” (The Boston Globe), and “fluid phrasing and an exciting, ringing top” (San Francisco Chronicle). He gave two critically acclaimed debuts. One is The Metropolitan Opera in Simon Boccanegra, conducted by James Levine and hailed by critics as“a notable Met debut” (The New York Times); “It’s his house debut, and he couldn’t have provided a better one” (Huffington Post). The other debut was at the Opéra Bastille in Paris performing Luisa Miller. His other notable appearances include Verdi’s Messa da Requiem conducted by Lorin Maazel at the Festival Verdi of Parma, La traviata at Teatro La Fenice conducted by Myung Whun Chung and directed by Robert Carsen, and a concert version of Norma with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit at Tanglewood Festival. Roberto has also performed in La traviata at the Opéra de Montréal, Ernani at the MET, Macbeth at Teatro Comunale di Bologna conducted by Roberto Abbado, and Simon Boccanegra at the Wiener Staatsoper and the Musikverein of Vienna with the Wiener Symphoniker, conducted by Fabio Luisi. Some of his other season highlights include Nabucco at Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, La traviata at the Opéra National du Rhin of Strasbourg, Madama Butterfly in the MET production directed by Oscar-winner Anthony Minghella, I due Foscari at The Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, Carmen at Teatro Aurora in Malta, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Lucia di Lammermoor and Madama Butterfly in Toulon, as well as recitals in Helsinki and Vienna.