Lucio gallo biography

Winner of several national and international competitions (Conegliano Veneto, Francisco Vinas, Prize "Mira Factors"), his prestigious artistic career led him to perform in the world most important theaters and concert halls such as: Metropolitan Opera New York, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera.
Born in Taranto and educated in the school of Elio Battaglia, under whose guidance he graduated from the Conservatory "Giuseppe Verdi "in Turin "cum lauda".
Born in Taranto, Lucio Gallo graduated at the 'Giuseppe Verdi' Conservatory of Turin with Elio Battaglia.

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Lucio Gallo

Baritone

Born in Taranto, Lucio Gallo graduated at the ‘Giuseppe Verdi’ Conservatory of Turin with Elio Battaglia. He is a regular guest of the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls including the New York Metropolitan, San Francisco Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Konzerthaus and Musikverein in Wien, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Staatsoper, Philharmonic Orchestra and Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Salzburg Festival, Teatro alla Scala, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opernhaus in Zürich, Monnaie in Bruxelles, Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and Teatro Comunale di Bologna, just to name a few.

He worked with important conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Myung-Whun Chung, Colin Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, Daniele Gatti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Bernard Haitink, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Vladimir Jurowski, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Antonio Pappano, Wol

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About

Italian baritone Lucio Gallo sings Scarpia (Tosca) for The Royal Opera in the 2013/14 Season. He made his Royal Opera debut in 1991 as Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) and has since sung many roles with the Company, including Iago (Otello), Leporello (Don Giovanni), Sharpless (Madama Butterfly), Michele (Il tabarro), Gianni Schicchi and Simon Boccanegra.

Gallo was born in Taranto and worked as a bass guitarist before studying singing at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin with Elio Battaglia. He has won many competitions and appeared at the world’s leading concert halls and opera houses, including La Scala, Milan, Metropolitan Opera, New York, San Francisco Opera, Vienna State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, La Monnaie, Brussels, and festivals such as the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro and the Salzburg Festival. His wide repertory ranges from Mozart to Wagner, signature roles including Iago, Klingsor (Parisfal), Alfio (Cavalleria rusticana), Tonio (Pagliacci), Jack Rance (La fanciulla del West), Scarpia, Dulcamara (L'elisir d'amore), Don Pizarr

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