Marco Berti is the Italian tenor currently most sought-after by the world’s major opera houses. Where he is appreciated for the splendid quality of his voice. His timbre “all’italiana”, the force of his high register. His innate musicality, his stage presence and artistic accomplishment.
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Marco Berti Italian tenor
Born in Como, he got his singing diploma at the “Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan in 1989 under the guidance of Giovanna Canetti. He then continued to perfect his vocal technique with Adelaide Saraceni, Pier Miranda Ferraro and Gian Franca Ostini.
After winning the Concorso Internationale Giacomantonio, he made his debut in 1990 as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly in Cosenza.
Since then Marco Berti’s artistic ascent has continued and the brilliance of his career is constantly being consolidated in Italy’s main theatres as well as abroad. Where he is unanimously acclaimed by the public and the critics. His interpretations underline his clear phrasing, the magnificent quality of his voice, both mellow and powerful. And by many considered among the most beautiful in Italian opera.
Vocal qualities
Marco Berti’s extraordinary vocal qualities and scenic mastery have recently allowed him to count among his successes one of the most demanding and complex roles in the Verdian repertoire: Otello. The Spanish critic, Alonzo Gonzales of “La Razón”, who heard his debut in this role at the “Festival de Opera de La Coruna” in September 2010, named him “ The Otello of the coming years, of the future”.
Berti is in great demand as the Artistic Directors’ preferred artist at major theatres and festivals, where he is seen as the ideal interpreter, capable of taking on an ample and multifaceted repertoire of roles that in the past were performed by legendary names, such as Corelli, Del Monaco, Bergonzi, Domingo and Pavarotti.
Verdi roles
While Radamés, Riccardo, Adorno, Manrico, Ernani and Otello are his most admired in the Verdian repertoire, it is just as important to mention his Puccinian roles, which have brought him equal acclaim and appreciation for his vocal elegance and unrestrained scenic presence: Calaf, Des Grieux, Pinkerton, Cavaradossi and Edgar in the eponymous opera.
Great successes are also Marco Berti’s interpretations of Don José in Bizet’s Carmen and Canio in Leoncavalli’s Pagliacci.
Conductors
Marco Berti has worked with many of the world’s great conductors, such as: Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Zubin Metha, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Antonio Pappano, Daniel Oren, James Conlon and Nicola Luisotti and world renowned stage directors like: Franco Zeffirelli, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Pier’Alli and Liliana Cavani, Luc Bondy, Ferzan Ozpetek and many more.
Spanning more than two decades, Marco Berti’s career consists of an unbroken string of successes in the major opera houses around the world, from Covent Garden to The Metropolitan in New York, from Teatro alla Scala in Milan to the Arena of Verona, from Liceu in Barcelona to l’Opéra de Paris, and as far as the grand Oriental stages of Beijing and Tokyo.
In September 2011 ”STYLE”,the prestigious supplement of Corriere della Sera, has consecrated Marco Berti in the top four better tenors in the world, he is there described as the Italian quality tenor disputed between the major theaters of the world.
Metropolitan Opera
[Met Performance] CID:350873  Madama Butterfly {775} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/12/2004 Debut: Marco Berti, Lance Chantiles-Wertz |
| [Met Performance] CID:350877 Madama Butterfly {776} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/16/2004 |
| [Met Performance] CID:350886 Madama Butterfly {777} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/20/2004 |
| [Met Performance] CID:350881 Madama Butterfly {778} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/24/2004 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:350889 Madama Butterfly {779} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/28/2004 Debut: Felicia Vasquez |
| [Met Performance] CID:350893 Madama Butterfly {780} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/31/2004 |
| [Met Performance] CID:351146 Madama Butterfly {795} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/04/2005 Debut: Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Francis Kigawa |
| [Met Performance] CID:351154 Madama Butterfly {796} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/10/2005 |
| [Met Performance] CID:351161 Madama Butterfly {797} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/16/2005 |
| [Met Performance] CID:351170 Madama Butterfly {798} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/23/2005 |
| [Met Performance] CID:351175 Madama Butterfly {799} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/26/2005 |
| [Met Concert/Gala] CID:351293 Opening Night Gala Performance Metropolitan Opera House; 09/19/2005 Opening Night {121} Joseph Volpe, General Manager |
[Met Performance] CID:351309  Carmen {926} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/06/2005 |
| [Met Performance] CID:351319 Carmen {928} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/15/2005 |
| [Met Performance] CID:351380 Carmen {936} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/14/2005 |
| [Met Performance] CID:351385 Carmen {937} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/17/2005 |
[Met Performance] CID:352071  Aida {1094} Metropolitan Opera House; 09/29/2007 Debuts: Kazushi Ono, Andrzej Dobber, Courtney Mills, Norbert De La Cruz |
| [Met Performance] CID:352084 Aida {1095} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/04/2007 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:353023 Il Trovatore {610} Metropolitan Opera House; 4/21/2009 |
| [Met Performance] CID:353031 Il Trovatore {611} Metropolitan Opera House; 4/25/2009 |
| [Met Performance] CID:353035 Il Trovatore {612} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/29/2009 |
| [Met Performance] CID:353042 Il Trovatore {613} Metropolitan Opera House; 05/02/2009 |
| [Met Performance] CID:353055 Il Trovatore {614} Metropolitan Opera House; 05/08/2009 |
[Met Performance] CID:354549  Turandot {287} Metropolitan Opera House; 09/26/2012 Debuts: Ryan Speedo Green, Oriada Islami Prifti Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:354556 Turandot {288} Metropolitan Opera House; 09/29/2012 |
| [Met Performance] CID:354566 Turandot {289} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/03/2012 Broadcast/Streamed |
| [Met Performance] CID:354570 Turandot {290} Metropolitan Opera House; 10/06/2012 |
| [Met Performance] CID:354778 Il Trovatore {633} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/09/2013 |
| [Met Performance] CID:354784 Il Trovatore {634} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/12/2013 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:354791 Il Trovatore {635} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/16/2013 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:354795 Il Trovatore {636} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/19/2013 Debut: Elena Manistina |
| [Met Performance] CID:354812 Il Trovatore {637} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/24/2013 Broadcast/Streamed |
| [Met Performance] CID:355927 Aida {1145} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/09/2015 |
| [Met Performance] CID:355935 Aida {1146} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/13/2015 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:355940 Aida {1147} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/17/2015 |
| [Met Performance] CID:355945 Aida {1148} Metropolitan Opera House; 04/20/2015 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356246 Turandot {307} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/11/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356255 Turandot {308} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/15/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356260 Turandot {309} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/18/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356268 Turandot {310} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/22/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356274 Turandot {311} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/26/2016 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:356279 Cavalleria Rusticana {681} Pagliacci {723} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/28/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356281 Turandot {312} Metropolitan Opera House; 01/30/2016 HD Simulcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:356290 Cavalleria Rusticana {682} Pagliacci {724} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/02/2016 |
[Met Performance] CID:356295  Cavalleria Rusticana {683} Pagliacci {725} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/06/2016 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:356309 Cavalleria Rusticana {684} Pagliacci {726} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/10/2016 Debut: Andrew Bidlack |
| [Met Performance] CID:356306 Cavalleria Rusticana {685} Pagliacci {727} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/13/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356324 Cavalleria Rusticana {686} Pagliacci {728} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/17/2016 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:356330 Cavalleria Rusticana {687} Pagliacci {729} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/20/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356334 Cavalleria Rusticana {688} Pagliacci {730} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/23/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356342 Cavalleria Rusticana {689} Pagliacci {731} Metropolitan Opera House; 02/26/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356521 Aida {1149} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/05/2016 Debut: Navarra Novy-Williams Broadcast/Streamed |
| [Met Performance] CID:356526 Aida {1150} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/11/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356531 Aida {1151} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/15/2016 Broadcast |
| [Met Performance] CID:356535 Aida {1152} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/19/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356538 Aida {1153} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/22/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356542 Aida {1154} Metropolitan Opera House; 11/26/2016 |
| [Met Performance] CID:356551 Aida {1155} Metropolitan Opera House; 12/02/2016 |
