The tenor Massimiliano Barbolini was born in Modena and made his début in 1998 as Nemorino in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. In the same year he appeared as Florville in Rossini's Il Signor Bruschino under Claudio Desderi. He has since then specialised in Rossini and has appeared as a guest-artist at the Paris Opéra Comique, the Teatro Ariosto at Reggio Emilia, the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Festival of Martina Franca, among other engagements. He studied singing with Tito Turtura and works regularly with William Matteuzzi.