INTRODUCTION
Simone Piazzola has a noble, radiant baritone of high standards with a singular, recognizable timbre. He has a strong and burnishing presence on stage and has established himself as one of the leading baritones of his generation on an international scale.
Mr. Piazzola received the Best Male Opera Artist 2024 award by the Maria Callas Monaco Awards organization, under the esteemed patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco.
RECENT AND FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS
Simone Piazzola’s future engagements include (among others):
- Giorgio Germont/La traviata at Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Teatro Verdi di Pisa and Teatro Pergolesi di Jesi and at Teatro Comunale di Salerno;
- Renato/Un ballo in maschera at Teatre Principal de Maó in Menorca;
- the title role in Rigoletto at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre;
- The Duke of Nottingham/Roberto Devereux at the Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo and at Teatro Comunale di Rovigo;
- Iago/Otello at the Israeli Opera Tel Aviv and Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania.
His most recent engagements include:
- Amonasro/Aida and Giorgio Germont/La traviata at Arena di Verona (the 100th Anniversary Celebrations of the Festival), and Amonasro/Aida (Sand Art) at Teatro Filarmonico in Verona;
- a Canadian debut as Giorgio Germont/La traviata at the Canadian Opera Company Toronto;
- Giorgio Germont/La traviata at San Francisco Opera (a new production by Director Shawna Lucey), as well as at Teatre Principal de Palma de Mallorca, Semperoper Dresden, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Teatro Comunale di Rovigo, Teatro Verdi di Padova, Fondazione Teatro Goldoni di Livorno, and at Teatro Sociale di Treviso;
- Don Carlo di Vargas/La forza del destino and Ford/Falstaff at Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
- Conte di Luna/Il trovatore w. Auckland Philharmonic and at Opera Hong Kong;
- the title role in Rigoletto at Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, at Teatro Verdi di Padova and at Teatru Astra – Gozo in Malta;
- Sharpless/Madama Butterfly at Hamburg State Opera;
- Ezio/Attila at Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari;
- Guglielmo/Le Villi at Teatro Regio di Torino;
- Renato/Un ballo in maschera at Teatro Filarmonico di Verona;
- a role debut as De Siriex/Fedora in Piacenza and Modena;
- Don Carlo/Ernani at Teatro Massimo, Palermo;
- Alphonse/La Favorite at Teatro di Piacenza and Teatro Regio di Parma;
- Ford/Falstaff w. J. Lavine at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino;
- Verdi Galà with Domingo Hindoyan and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic;
- a baritone soloist in Carmina Burana at the 15th Istanbul International Opera & Ballet Festival;
- New Year’s Concert in Piazza Brà Outdoor in Verona;
- an opera gala concert w. Liepaja Symphony Orchestra.
BIOGRAPHY
Simone Piazzola made his debut in 2005 at the Giordano Theater in Foggia in Il Re by U. Giordano, and subsequently, Rigoletto, directed by Maestro Bruno Campanella at the Opera Theater in Rome, an opera resumed on a tour in Japan, and then as Conte di Luna/Il Trovatore at the Teatro Nuovo in Spoleto.
During Season 2019/2020 Mr. Piazzola sang (among others) Ezio/Attila at Opera Australia, Ernesto/Il pirata and Rodrigo/Don Carlo at Teatro Real de Madrid, and the title role of Simon Boccanegra at Wiener Staatsoper. In 2020 Simone Piazzola took part in Gala Streaming online concerts (due to the Pandemic) in La Scala di Milano and Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, among others.
In 2018 and 2019 Simone Piazzola performed as Giorgio Germont/La traviata at the Royal Opera House, London, the Royal Opera House of Muscat, Arena di Verona Opera Festival, Bayerische Staatsoper, München, and Staatsoper Hamburg. He also sang Amonasro/Aida at Wiener Staatsoper and at Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Don Carlo/Ernani at Teatro alla Scala Milano and Teatre Principal de Maó, Ford/Falstaff and Enrico/Lucia di Lammermoor at Teatro Real de Madrid, Ford/Falstaff at Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Alphonse/La Favorite at Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Seid/Il corsaro at Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza, Renato/Un ballo in maschera at Bayerische Staatsoper München, Graf Luna/Der Troubadour at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Renato/Un ballo in maschera at Opéra National de Paris, Count de Luna/Il trovatore at Ópera de Oviedo, Enrico/Lucia di Lammermoor and Marcello/La bohème at Semperoper Dresden.
Outstanding performances between 2014 and 2018 also include:
Cecil/Maria Stuarda, conducted by M° Richard Bonynge, under the direction of Pier Luigi Pizzi at the Megaron Theater in Athens; Marcello/La Bohéme in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Count di Luna/Il trovatore at Sferisterio Macerata Opera Festival and in Budapest, Marcello/La Bohéme in Tel Aviv, Don Carlo di Vargas/La forza del destino in al Palau de les Art in Valencia, Enrico/Lucia di Lammermoor in Berlin; The Duke of Nottingham/Roberto Devereux in Madrid and Bilbao and at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munchen.
In 2017 he was Don Carlo di Vargas/La forza del destino alongside Jonas Kaufmann in Munich.
In 2014 Simone Piazzola made his debut at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan as Count di Luna/Il trovatore, then he returned to Milan to perform Silvio/I Pagliacci (2015), Marcello/La Bohème (2016), Rodrigue/Don Carlos (2017), Don Carlo/Ernani and an extraordinary recital of chamber arias (2018).
In 2012 Simone Piazzola took part in the Christmas Concert of the Senate of the Italian Republic, directed by Maestro Riccardo Muti.
EDUCATION & AWARDS
Simone Piazzola started his musical studies at the age of 11 under the guidance of soprano Alda Borelli Morgan. In 2004, he participated in several concerts, organized by the Fondazione Arena di Verona. In 2005 he won the first prize in the “Marie Kraja” in Tirana, and in 2007 the Competition “Comunità Europea” of Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Spoleto.
In 2017 Mr. Piazzola won the “Bastianini” Prize in Sirmione.
In 2020 he received the “Arrigo Boito” Prize in Padua and the Premio speciale per la Lirica “Rocca di Castruccio” in Serravalle Pistoiese.
He has twice won the prestigious Premio Abbiati della critica teatrale: in 2015 for his interpretation of the role of Simon Boccanegra and in 2019 for the L’incisione della Messa (Rossini) by Decca, conducted by M° Riccardo Chailly.
In August 2024, Simone Piazzola was honored with the Best Male Opera Artist 2024 award by the Maria Callas Monaco Awards organization, under the esteemed patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco.
OPERA
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Bellini, V. | Il pirata | Ernesto, Duke of Caldora |
Donizetti, G. | La favorite | Alphonse XI |
Lucia di Lammermoor | Enrico | |
Maria Stuarda | Lord Guglielmo Cecil | |
Roberto Devereux | The Duke of Nottingham | |
Giordano, U. | Fedora | De Siriex |
Il Re | Notaio (The Lawyer) | |
Gounod, C. | Faust | Valentin |
Leoncavallo, R. | I Pagliacci | Silvio |
Mascagni, P. | Cavalleria Rusticana | Alfio |
Nono, L. | Intolleranza 1960 | Un algerino |
Puccini, G. | La Boheme | Marcello |
La fanciulla del West | Sonora | |
Madama Butterfly | Sharpless | |
Verdi, G. | Aida | Amonasro |
Attila | Ezio | |
Don Carlos | Rodrigue | |
Ernani | Don Carlo | |
Falstaff | Ford | |
Il corsaro | Pasha Seid | |
Il Trovatore | Count di Luna | |
La forza del destino | Don Carlo di Vargas | |
La traviata | Giorgio Germont | |
Otello | Iago | |
Rigoletto | Rigoletto | |
Simon Boccanegra | Paolo Albiani | |
Simon Boccanegra | ||
Un ballo in maschera | Renato |
CONCERT
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Orff, C. | Carmina Burana |
AUDIO & VIDEO
Simone Piazzola – Le Villi – No! Possibil non é…Anima santa (Teatro Regio Torino, Apr. 2024)
Simone Piazzola – Fedora – La donna russa (Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, Oct. 2023)
Simone Piazzola and Anna Simińska – Rigoletto – Parla, siam soli Tutte le feste al tempio (Warsaw, Mar. 2023)
Simone Piazzola – La Traviata – Di Provenza il mar, il suol (Palermo, 2021)
Simone Piazzola – Falstaff – È sogno? O realtà (Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2023)
Simone Piazzola – Rigoletto – Quel vecchio maledivami (Warsaw, Mar. 2023)
Simone Piazzola – Rigoletto – Cortigiani vil razza dannata (Warsaw, Mar. 2023)
REVIEWS
Madama Butterfly at Staatsoper Hamburg – January 2024
La Traviata at San Francisco Opera – November 2022
La Traviata at the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto – April 2022
La Favorita in Piacenza – February 2022
Aida at Arena di Verona – July 2021
Gran Galà Lirico Sinfonico a Castello Carrarese di Padova – Aug. 2020
Concerto riapertura at Milano, Teatro alla Scala – July 2020