Bass-Baritone
Biography
Education
Graduating with honors in Musical Dramaturgy from the University of Florence and in Chamber Vocal Music from the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory, Italian bass-baritone Gianluca Margheri furthered his vocal training through masterclasses with Carlo Miliciani, Fernando Cordeiro, Michele Pertusi, Paolo Coni and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo.
Early career
After making his operatic debut in 2004 as Demetrius in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, he quickly established himself as one of the most versatile Italian bass-baritones of his generation, developing a repertoire that spans Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Handel, Vivaldi and contemporary opera.
International career
In 2009 he won the 39th Toti Dal Monte International Singing Competition, making his debut as Villotto in Haydn's La vera costanza at Teatro Real Madrid before touring the production to Liège, Saint-Étienne, Rouen and Reggio Emilia.
Selected Theatres & Festivals
- Royal Opera House (London)
- Teatro Real Madrid
- Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona)
- Rossini Opera Festival
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
- Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Teatro di San Carlo (Napoli)
- La Monnaie / De Munt (Brussels)
Career Timeline
- 2004
Operatic debut
Demetrius in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 2009
First Prize
39th Toti Dal Monte International Singing Competition
- 2009
International debut
Villotto in Haydn's La vera costanza — Teatro Real Madrid
- 2014
Title-role debut
Don Giovanni — Hungarian State Opera
- 2016
Rossini Opera Festival debut
Count Asdrubale in La pietra del paragone
- 2018
World premiere
Title role in Silvia Colasanti's Il Minotauro — Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto
- 2019
Gran Teatre del Liceu debut
Garibaldo in Rodelinda
- 2021
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Giove in Monteverdi's Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria
Production awarded the Premio Abbiati 2021.
- 2022
Royal Opera House debut
Title role in Vivaldi's Bajazet
- 2024
Opéra de Montréal debut
Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia
- 2025
Irish National Opera
Belcore in L'elisir d'amore
- 2025
Title-role debut
Attila — İzmir State Opera
- 2026
World premiere
Enrico IV in Scarcella's new opera — New York
- 2026
South American debut
Orbazzano in Tancredi and Valverde in Atahualpa — Teatro Municipal de Lima
Today Gianluca Margheri performs regularly at leading opera houses throughout Europe and the Americas, combining the Italian bel canto tradition with a wide-ranging repertoire spanning Baroque, Classical, Romantic and contemporary opera.
Education
- Degree with honours in Musical Dramaturgy — University of Florence
- Second-level Academic Degree in Chamber Vocal Music — Luigi Cherubini Conservatory, Florence
- Masterclasses with Michele Pertusi, Paolo Coni, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Carlo Miliciani and Fernando Cordeiro
Awards
- First Prize — 39th Toti Dal Monte International Singing Competition, Treviso (2009)