Bio
Roberto De Biasio made his professional debut in Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo) at Teatro Donizetti of Bergamo in 2006 and quickly rose to prominence as one of today’s leading Verdi tenors. Praised for his “virile, glistening voice” (New York Times) and “fluid phrasing with an exciting, ringing top” (San Francisco Chronicle), he has since performed at major houses worldwide, including Simon Boccanegra (Gabriele Adorno) at the Metropolitan Opera, Luisa Miller (Rodolfo) at Opéra Bastille, La Traviata (Alfredo) at Arena di Verona, and Ernani (title role) at Teatro Regio di Parma.
Other notable performances include Messa da Requiem at Festival Verdi of Parma, Norma (Pollione) at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Festival, and La traviata (Alfredo) at Teatro La Fenice, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung and directed by Robert Carsen. He has also appeared in Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton) at the Metropolitan Opera, La traviata (Alfredo) at Opéra de Montréal and Theatro Municipal São Paulo, and Macbeth (Macduff) at Teatro Comunale di Bologna, directed by Robert Wilson.
Most recently, De Biasio debuted in Simon Boccanegra (Gabriele Adorno) at Wiener Staatsoper and performed at the Musikverein with Wiener Symphoniker, conducted by Fabio Luisi. Before his singing career, he was a professional flautist and taught History of Modern and Contemporary Music at the University of Cassino.