Roberto Alagna

An exclusive artist for the Deutsche Grammophon label, Roberto Alagna is the leading tenor of his generation. He was born in France of Sicilian parents. he made his English debut with the Glyndebourne Touring Opera in the role of Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata, a role he would soon go on to sing in Monte Carlo, Japan and throughout Europe, up until his spectacular debut at La Scala in Milan. He next took on the role of Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Bohème on the world’s most prestigious stages: London’s Covent Garden, the Vienna Staatsoper, Opéra-Bastille in Paris, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, the Liceo in Barcelona, La Scala in Milan…

He is much sought after by recording companies and has recorded various works for different labels: Verdi’s La Traviata and Rigoletto recorded live, Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’amore and Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and La Bohème…

In 1993, he signed an exclusive contract with EMI for which, over a ten-year period, he recorded an impressive opera catalogue, made up of complete works, recitals solos, duos, sacred music and cross-over, and bringing him numerous musical awards: Gramophone Award, Grammy Award, Best Recording, Record of the Year, Gold Record …

He appears round the world in recital and in the opera house, his repertoire including:

La Bohème, Tosca and La Rondine (Puccini), L’Elisir d’amore, Lucia di Lammermoor and Roberto Devereux (Donizetti), Il Trovatore, Don Carlos, La Traviata, Simone Boccanegra and Macbeth (Verdi), Roméo et Juliette and Faust (Gounod), Werther and Manon (Massenet), L’amico Fritz (Mascagni), Carmen (Bizet), I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo), Cyrano de Bergerac (Alfano) and many others…

Cinema marked a new step in the career of Roberto Alagna, when he starred in a 2001 film adaptation of Puccini’s Tosca, which was a great box-office success. New film projects are currently taking form, including an adaptation of Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci.