Mario Cecchetti graduated in cello at the Academy of Music in Perugiaand collaborated with many chamber groups, with performances in Italy and abroad. After study at the Academy of Music in Pesaro, he turned, in 1977, to singing as a member of the Ottetto Vocale di Perugia. After further study with Lajos Kozma he now enjoys a career as a solo singer, specialising in Baroque repertoire. He has appeared in opera-houses and concert-halls throughout the world, from Tokyo and South Korea to the Châtelet in Paris, the Musikverein in Vienna, and Carnegie Hall in New York. He has also been seen widely in Italy in theatres ranging from La Scala and La Fenice to the Teatro Massimo of Palermo.