Born in Busseto, Verdi’s hometown, the bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni began his training at the Verdi Conservatorio in Milan, continuing his studies with Renato Sassola and Rozita Zozulya in Buenos Aires, and with Robert Kettelson in Paris. He has been a prizewinner in international competitions including the important Eberhard Wächter Medal of the Vienna State Opera which he was awarded in 2001 as the discovery of the season. His repertoire includes Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro and Melisso in Alcina which he sang at the Paris Opéra Bastille.