Vittorio Grigolo

Vittorio Grigolo
Background information
Born (1977-02-19) February 19, 1977
Arezzo, Italy
Occupation(s) Tenor
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1990 – present
Labels Sony Classical
Website www.vittoriogrigolo.com

Vittorio Grigolo (correctly Vittorio Grigòlo, born February 19, 1977) is an Italian operatic tenor.

Early life

Grigolo was born in Arezzo and raised in Rome. He began singing by the age of four. When he was nine years old he accompanied his mother to have her eyes tested and, hearing someone singing from another room, he spontaneously began his own rendition of "Ave Maria". The singer, the optician's father, was so impressed that he insisted Grigolo have an audition for the Sistine Chapel Choir as soon as possible. Young Vittorio was chosen to become part of Sistine Chapel Choir as a soloist. He then studied for five years at the Schola Puerorum at the Sistine Chapel. At age 13 he played the Pastorello in a performance of Tosca at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, where he shared the stage with Luciano Pavarotti and was given the nickname 'Il Pavarottino'. When 18, Vittorio joined the Vienna Opera Company. He became the youngest man to perform in Milan's La Scala at age 23. He also raced Pre-3000 Formula cars for a while until an accident limited his opportunities in this field.

Repertory

Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo, I Due Foscari, Un Ballo in Maschera, Luisa Miller, Messa da Requiem, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Corsaro; Gaetano Donizetti: L´Elisir d’Amore, Don Sebastiano, La Favorita, Anna Bolena, Lucrezia Borgia & Lucia di Lammermoor Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème, Madama Butterfly; Charles Gounod: Faust, Roméo et Juliette; Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle, Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, Così fan tutte; Jules Massenet: Werther, Manon; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann;[1]

Awards

The European Commission of the EU granted Grigolo and Romano Musumarra a European Border Breakers Award, along with the record company, authors and publishers, for recording the highest sales for a debut album in 2006 within the European Union, but outside of its country of production[2].

The Capri Hollywood International Film Festival granted Grigolo a Capri Exploit Music Award. The award ceremony took place on January 1, 2008, on the island of Capri, where Grigolo also performed a tribute to Leonard Bernstein.

Nominations

Discography

Albums

  • In the Hands of Love (2006) [UK#6], [AUS#24]
  • West Side Story (2007)
  • Incognito (2007)
  • The Italian Tenor (2010)
  • Arrivederci (2011)
  • Ave Maria (2013)
  • The Romantic Hero (2014)[3]

Singles

Live appearances

  • In April 2006 Grigolo made his debut with a concert held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, he returned to the RAH to appear alongside such singers as Plácido Domingo and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, at the 'Classical Brit Awards' evening, performing arias taken from his repertoire.
  • In July 2006 Grigolo performed "Bedshaped" at the Miss Universe 2006 evening gown competition in the Los Angeles, USA.
  • In September 2006 Grigolo appeared alongside Lionel Richie at 'Proms in the Park' London, England.
  • In September 2006 Grigolo performed at the Macy's Passport fashion and charity events in the US, where he was the only musical entertainment, performing in front of a combined audience of 10,000.
  • Also in September 2006 Grigolo appeared on the US television series Dancing with the Stars.
  • Promotional tour of Australia in October 2006.
  • On October 16, 2006, Grigolo appeared in ABC's reality TV series The Bachelor.
  • On November 14, 2006, Grigolo appeared on Dancing with the Stars in Australia.
  • October 2007 Grigolo performed "Nessun Dorma" at the NIAF 32nd Gala Dinner, Washington, D.C., in tribute to Luciano Pavarotti.
  • Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Grigolo is appeared as Dr. Faust in Gounod's Faust. September 18, 2011.

DVD

Dreams of Rome

Recorded at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy. A live performance of tracks from his album, as well as a few additional pieces. The DVD was recorded specifically for the Great Performances series on PBS TV USA.

Grigolo plays Cassio in Giuseppe Verdi Otello recorded at Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona 2006

Latest opera/classical appearances

Repertory

References

  1. ↑ "Vittorio Grigolo: Romantic hero who's proud to be a popera star". March 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Bravura Style". December 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Sony Classical
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