DavideLuciano

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  • Baritone

About Davide

Davide Luciano has established himself as one of the most compelling baritones of his generation. In 2026/27, his roles include Scarpia Tosca in his house debut at Staatsoper Berlin, Marcello La bohème at the Bayerische Staatsoper and the Puccini Opera Festival, Zurga Les pêcheurs de perles at Wiener Staatsoper, and the title role in Don Giovanni and Belcore L'elisir d'amore in his house debut at Opéra national de Paris.

In the 2025/26 season, performances included Sharpless Madama Butterfly at Opernhaus Zurich, Marcello La bohème at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Escamillo Carmen at the Salzburg Festival, and Count Almaviva in a Japanese tour of Le nozze di Figaro with Wiener Staatsoper.

Luciano regularly performs in leading international opera houses and festivals, with further recent roles including Enrico Lucia di Lammermoor, Riccardo I puritani, Count Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro, Guglielmo Così fan tutte, Malatesta Don Pasquale, Ford Falstaff, and Nottingham Roberto Devereux.

First gaining recognition as a leading interpreter of the Rossini repertoire, Luciano made seven role debuts at the Rossini Opera Festival in his early career. A specialist in bel canto, he is widely regarded as a leading Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia, as well as a distinguished interpreter of the title role in Mozart's Don Giovanni, having performed both worldwide to great critical acclaim. He was awarded the Premio Illica for his portrayals of Puccini roles, and is a specialist in the Neapolitan song tradition, to which he dedicates concert projects in international settings.

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Angelica Conner

Angelica Conner

Senior Artist Manager
Charlotte Bateman

Charlotte Bateman

Assistant Artist Manager

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Worldwide general management with Askonas Holt

Season Highlights

Oct 2026
Staatsoper Berlin
Scarpia (Tosca)
Nov 2026
Bayerische Staatsoper
Marcello (La bohème)
Dec 2026
Wiener Staatsoper
Zurga (Les pêcheurs de perles)
Mar 2027
Opéra National de Paris
Belcore (L'Elisir d'amore)
May 2027 - Jun 2027
Opéra National de Paris
Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)

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Selected Repertoire

Bellini

I puritani (Sir Riccardo Forth)

Bizet

Carmen (Escamillo)   •   Les pêcheurs de perles (Zurga)

Cimarosa

Il matrimonio segreto (Conte Robinson)

Donizetti

L'elisir d'amore (Belcore)   •   Don Pasquale (Dottore Malatesta)   •   Roberto Devereux (Il duca di Nottingham)   •   Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico Ashton)   •   Maria Stuarda (Lord Guglielmo Cecil)

Leoncavallo

Pagliacci (Silvio)

Mozart

Don Giovanni (Title Role   •   Leporello)   •   Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro   •   Il Conte di Almaviva)   •   Così fan tutte (Guglielmo)

Puccini

La bohème (Marcello)   •   Manon Lescaut (Lescaut)   •   Madama Butterfly (Sharpless)   •   Tosca (Scarpia)

Rossini

Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro)   •   Il viaggio a Reims (Don Profundo)   •   La pietra del paragone (Macrobio)   •   L'inganno felice (Batone)   •   L'italiana in Algeri (Taddeo)   •   Il viaggio a Reims (Don Alvaro)   •   La Cenerentola (Dandini)   •   L’equivoco stravagante (Buralicchio)   •   La cambiale di matrimonio (Slook)

Verdi

Falstaff (Ford)   •   Macbeth (Title Role)

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  • Scarpia (Tosca)

    Staatsoper Berlin
    Oct 2026 - Nov 2026

    • Davide Luciano also impressed in his role debut as Baron Scarpia, showcasing a remarkably beautiful, warm, and supple baritone voice that possesses considerable power without losing its lyrical foundation.

    • The vocal portrayal of Scarpia was a very pleasant surprise for me this evening. While some performers often speak rather than sing the role of the brutal police chief, Davide Luciano, with his dark and powerful baritone, delivers a sonically youthful performance. With his outstanding vocal range, the baritone conveys the extreme satisfaction that Scarpia derives from the use of physical and psychological violence.

  • Escamillo (Carmen)

    Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
    Oct 2026

    • Davide Luciano repeated the success he achieved this summer in Salzburg with the same role. His Escamillo radiates the charisma of a popular leader. His generous singing and undeniably appealing timbre are the main strengths of his interpretation, combined with his stage presence.

    • Elegant, impeccably correct, and with commanding stage presence, the Italian baritone Davide Luciano 's Escamillo contrasted his vocal virility with two outstanding female voices...

    • Davide Luciano completed a formidable quartet of protagonists with a resounding and expressive Escamillo.

    • Davide Luciano lent vocal gravitas and character to an Escamillo that had already triumphed at the Salzburg Festival and has now won over audiences in Valencia.

    • Davide Luciano garnered much of the applause as Escamillo. His rich instrument, stage presence, and character made his rendition of 'Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre' one of the highlights of the evening.

  • Escamillo (Carmen)

    Salzburg Festival
    Jul 2026

    • The undisputed singing crown of the evening belongs to Davide Luciano as Escamillo: An ideal casting: A beautiful, soft, yet robust timbre, great modulation ability, stage presence – he possesses all the attributes of a successful bullfighter.

    • Davide Luciano, truly ideal for the demanding role of Escamillo, sang the Toreador Song in the dark.

    • Davide Luciano was a charismatic Escamillo, vocally generous and with great stage presence...

    • Davide Luciano was a powerfully impactful Escamillo...

    • Davide Luciano also impressed across the board as Escamillo, as he mastered the role’s demanding tessitura with ease and allowed his voice to flow seamlessly in his aria from the profound depths, through the caramel-coloured middle register, right up to the sun-drenched high notes. Given this concentrated baritone charisma, it was hardly surprising that Carmen immediately fell for this bullfighter.

    • Finally, although Escamillo was psychologically stripped bare by Carrizo, he nonetheless retains a luxuriant vocal envelope, that of Davide Luciano who offers us his two great moments and finally allows the spectators to be able to ecstatic about his arias which sent Bizet's Carmen to posterity.

    • I cannot remember a better sung Escamillo than Davide Luciano’s with his commanding, dark-toned baritone voice and perfect balance of charisma and macho swagger.

    • Davide Luciano's Escamillo appears more focused, possessing stage presence and enough vocal authority to avoid turning the bullfighter into a mere extra. Escamillo is a thankless role: he enters, must act as if the entire theater already knows him, and has only a few minutes to demonstrate that the audience is right to adore him. Luciano succeeds without overly burdening the celebrated Chanson du Toréador and retains the somewhat insolent confidence essential to the character.

    • Davide Luciano's Escamillo is very civilized, charming, and well-bred, with a splendid timbre.

  • Sharpless (Madama Butterfly)

    Opernhaus Zurich
    Jan 2026

    • Making his Zurich debut, Davide Luciano cut a commanding figure as Sharpless. His strong projection, clear diction, and musical phrasing demonstrated why this role suits him so well.

    • For his Zurich debut, Davide Luciano portrayed an authoritative Sharpless. His clear projection, limpid diction, and musical phrasing demonstrated an evident affinity for the role.

    • Davide Luciano, with his rich, wonderfully robust baritone, delivers a (in the best sense) frighteningly believable Sharpless...

  • Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia)

    The Metropolitan Opera
    Apr 2025

    • Luciano is a terrific Figaro, with a rich, penetrating voice that combines with his stage manner to project the confident, good-natured virility that is the character. His “Largo al factotum della città,” the first of several highlights of the night, was full of swagger and style, and he struck a knowing pose and took a charming bow during the applause that followed—an old-school opera experience in the best sense.

    • Figaro became the star of the evening, with Davide Luciano displaying a commanding presence (surpassing the other singers on stage), enlivening each of his appearances with a vibrant energy. His clear timbre, supported by his vocal range and stage presence, resulted in solos that received several standing ovations.

    • The standout performer in this performance was Davide Luciano. As Figaro, the charismatic, silver-tongued barber of the title, a character he has portrayed in multiple houses over the past decade, he displayed great comfort in the role. A strong and vivacious stage presence, he made a sensational Act 1 entrance, lounging atop of an oversized wagon pulled by adoring admirers, with a live donkey in tow. Strutting the stage with aplomb, singing with self-assurance and enthusiasm, he performed brilliantly all evening. With his appealing high baritone and impeccable diction, he had no difficulty with the opera’s most popular number, the tongue-twisting “Largo al factotum” in which Figaro reels off his numerous, highly varied talents.

    • Davide Luciano is a terrific Figaro, navigating the role with litheness and zest. He arrived on stage atop a cart drawn by a bevy of women, and it opens to display the wares he sells. There is a donkey, but it lags behind the cart, tethered by a rope. Luciano tossed off ‘Largo al factotum’ with aplomb, the first indication of just how fine a Figaro he is.

    • Baritone Davide Luciano has done some outstanding Met work, including as Puccini’s Marcello and Schaunard. His confident, energetic Figaro won huge ovations. He certainly deserved them for his vivid and imaginative recitatives...

    • Davide Luciano portrayed the ingenious factotum of the city and enjoyed his greatest triumph to date in New York. A baritone with deep Italian roots, forged in the theaters of his native country and already a regular at the great European opera houses, he delivered a charismatic Figaro, with a broad and flexible sound, a secure vocal line, and a seductive personality. From his triumphant entrance with “Largo al factotum,” he imbued his performance with the necessary charm for the barber to establish himself as the true master of the game. His well-rounded and projected voice alternated between physical humor and bel canto elegance, making each intervention a delight for the ear.

  • Belcore (L'elisir d'amore)

    Wiener Staatsoper
    Mar 2025

    • Davide Luciano completed the quartet of aces, with a booming voice and expressive flair for Belcore , who also moved around the stage as if it were his own living room.

  • Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)

    Auditorium Rainier III, Monaco
    Jan 2025

    • Davide Luciano as Don Juan, with his virile, triumphant voice, chest puffed out, and powerful acting...

  • Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)

    Salzburg Festival
    Aug 2024

    • Meticulous on stage and vocally outstanding, the leading role was once again entrusted to the Italian baritone Davide Luciano . His voice has matured, gaining depth and power, with a baronial presence and a total commitment to Castellucci's vision. Without a doubt, this Don Giovanni will stand as a milestone in his singing career.

    • Davide Luciano portrays a seductive yet introspective Don Giovanni. He is the same performer as in the original production, demonstrating remarkable stamina—he is almost always on stage—and great sensitivity: his beautiful, warm timbre yields to subtleties rarely heard before, and his stage presence is assured without being overwhelming.

  • Enrico (Lucia di Lammeroor)

    Macerata Opera Festival
    Aug 2023

    • Davide Luciano's Enrico is a capital one, characterised by an almost perfect singing line on which a lush phrasing is based.

  • Marcello (La bohème)

    The Metropolitan Opera
    Apr 2023

    • Davide Luciano’s portrayal of Marcello was lively and uncanny. He sang with precision, gusto and an underlying sense of keen self-deprecation that garnered a lighthearted painter, sometimes hard to find in these larger than life tenor roles. He absolutely enjoyed what he was singing, beginning with “Questo Mar Rosso,” and leaned into this pleasure trove of delight, as an over-the-top “starving artist.” There was also a feeling of confidence that Luciano eluded but never fully revealed, that made him charming but not overtly so. The audience was either smiling or openly laughing whenever he was present. Luciano continued to carry the bulk of this opera’s comic relief all throughout. Especially, in the iconic Act two scene when Musetta, Marcello’s former lover, teases and taunts him. Luciano stood out, in a good way.

  • Sir Ricciardo Forth (I puritani)

    Teatro San Carlo
    Sep 2022

    • Davide Luciano's Sir Riccardo Forth immediately stands out for his sumptuous vocal abilities, brilliant timbre, vocal projection, and spontaneous, effective interpretation. His is a tormented Riccardo, a frustrated lover torn apart by his grief, yet without losing his nobility. The cavatina "Ah per sempre io ti perdei" is approached with sculpted phrasing, with attention to the scenic word, which, in Davide Luciano's interpretation, makes Bellini a precursor of Verdi's dramatic accents and tensions.