Marco Berti
Italian tenor Marco Berti is internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost interpreters of the Italian dramatic tenor repertoire. Renowned for the unmistakable beauty of his “voce all’italiana”, his thrilling upper register and powerful stage presence, he has appeared at the world’s leading opera houses including Teatro alla Scala Milan, the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera, the Opéra national de Paris, the Arena di Verona, Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, Teatro Real Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opernhaus Zürich, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires and the Salzburg Festival.
His signature roles include Calaf in Puccini’s Turandot, Radamès in Verdi’s Aida, Manrico in Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Riccardo in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, Don Alvaro in Verdi’s La forza del destino, Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca, Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Des Grieux in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Canio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Don José in Bizet’s Carmen, Enzo Grimaldo in Ponchielli’s La Gioconda, Andrea Chénier in Giordano’s eponymous opera, Otello in Verdi’s masterpiece and the title role in Verdi’s Ernani.
Recent engagements include Otello in Verdi’s Otello at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari and the Tbilisi Opera, Mefistofele in Boito’s Mefistofele and Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Turiddu in Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Canio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci at the Taormina Opera Festival, Luigi in Puccini’s Il Tabarro at ABAO Bilbao Opera, Manrico in Verdi’s Il Trovatore at the Hamburg State Opera, and Maurizio in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur and Enzo Grimaldo in Ponchielli’s La Gioconda at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari.
Born in Como, Marco Berti graduated from the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan under Giovanna Canetti before continuing his studies with Adelaide Saraceni, Pier Miranda Ferraro and Gianfranca Ostini. After winning the Concorso Internazionale Giacomantonio, he made his professional debut in 1990 as Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, launching a career that has established him among the leading dramatic Italian tenors of his generation.
Representation : World except Italy
