From a child soloist in the Sistine Chapel to performing in the most prestigious opera houses, Vittorio Grigòlo is one of today's leading tenors of his generation.
Born in Arezzo and raised in Rome, his musical path started from an early age. As a child, he sang as a soloist in the Sistine Chapel choir, later making his debut as the Shepherd in Tosca alongside Luciano Pavarotti. He made his debut at Teatro alla Scala in Milan at the age of twenty-three, in a concert under the baton of Riccardo Muti. Within a few years, he was appearing around the world with distinguished conductors as of Riccardo Chailly, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Myung-Whun Chung, Gustavo Dudamel and Antonio Pappano.<
He has appeared on stages as the Arena di Verona, Bayerische Staatsoper, Chorégies d'Orange, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Metropolitan Opera New York, Opéra national de Paris, Zurich Opera House, Royal Opera House London, and Vienna State Opera. He has performed leading roles in both Italian as French operatic repertoire such as Carmen, Don Carlo, Faust, Il trovatore, La bohème, La traviata, Les contes d'Hoffmann, Lucia di Lammermoor, Manon, Rigoletto, Roméo et Julietteand Tosca.
Highlights of the 2022/23 season are appearances at the Teatro San Carlo and Wiener Staatsoper in La bohème, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Tosca and Il trovatore, and returns to Teatro alla Scala for a new production of Les contes d’Hoffmann. Concert appearances include recitals in Milan and Prague, as well as a Gala concert in Tokyo and Buenos Aires. Later that season, he performs Alfredo in La traviata and Cavaradossi in Tosca at the 100th Arena di Verona Opera Festival. At the Ravello Festival, he performs in a concert dedicated to Frank Sinatra.
During the 2023/24 season Vittorio Grigolo will perform Toscaon tour with the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, as well as at the Vienna State Opera and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He will be Canio in I Pagliacci at the Staatsoper Hamburg and Manrico in Il trovatore at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich.
Vittorio is a successful recording artist with a platinum debut album, a Grammy-nominated recording of Bernstein's West Side Story and four albums with Sony Classical. Live concert performances include his “Italia… un Sogno” tour around Italy and the Concert pour la prise de la Bastille under the Eiffel Tower. His solo recital at The Metropolitan Opera was reviewed as “a truly unforgettable evening” (Latinos Post) with his voice described as “an attractive, ardent and supple instrument that he wielded to passionate effect” (New York Times).
Among the recognitions he has received are the Caruso Award and the Tiberini d’Oro (2015), the Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award – The Atlantic Council (2016) and the NIAF Special Achievement award (2017). In 2018, he was awarded the "Opera News Award" for his outstanding contribution to the world of opera.
