Education and Training

• Completed classical secondary education (Liceo Classico) in Turin.
• Graduated in Literature from the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice with a thesis in Medieval Art History.
• Studied piano in Italy (with Maestro Casalegno) and in the United States (NEC); voice (with Maestro P. Venturi); oboe (with Maestro M. Feliciani); and duduk (with Maestro M. Lourian).
• Bass singer in the Coro Polifonico Benedetto Marcello in Venice.
• Attended theatre courses organised by the Teatro Stabile del Veneto.
• Worked as Assistant Director for numerous distinguished stage directors, including Cobelli, Pizzi, Ronconi, Sanjust, Strehler, Vick, etc.
• Attended workshops in Globalità dei Linguaggi and Music Therapy with Prof. Stefania Guerra at the School of Music Therapy of Cittadella di Assisi.
• Participated in Phoniatrics Master Classes led by Dr. Fussi.
• Completed the first year of studies in Speech and Language Therapy at the UNIVPM.

Professional Collaborations

As stage director, assistant director, stage manager, répétiteur, assistant producer, he has worked with numerous theatres, opera houses and foundations, including:

Teatro Municipale di Belluno, Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Comunale di Ferrara, Teatro Paisiello di Lecce, Teatro Politeama di Lecce, Piccolo Teatro di Milano, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Teatro La Nuova Fenice di Osimo, Teatro Verdi di Parma, Teatro Rossini di Pesaro, Teatro Sperimentale di Pesaro, Teatro Romolo Valli di Reggio Emilia, Teatro Sociale di Rovigo, Teatro Verdi di Sassari, Teatro Puccini di Torre del Lago, Teatro Comunale di Treviso, Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Teatro Goldoni di Venezia.

He has also collaborated with festivals and cultural institutions including the Festival Internazionale di Musica da Camera di Asolo, Ipotesi Cinema di Ermanno Olmi di Bassano del Grappa, Festival Donizettiano di Bergamo, Biblioteca di Cattolica, Festival Orizzonti di Fano, Ferrara Musica di Ferrara, Festival della Valle d’Itria di Martina Franca, Coro Polifonico Benedetto Marcello di Mestre, Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte di Montepulciano, Rossini Opera Festival di Pesaro, Ravenna Festival di Ravenna, Festival Notti Malatestiane di Rimini, Festival Pucciniano di Torre del Lago, Stagione Lirica del Politeama Greco dell’Amm. Prov. di Lecce, Stagione Lirica di Sassari, Stagione Sperimentale dell’Accademia di Canto Lirico di Osimo, Festival Pucciniano di Torre del Lago, Biennale Musica e Biennale Teatro di Venezia.

As organiser and collaborator for cultural events and performances, he has worked with public institutions (Municipalities, Provinces, Provincial Education Authorities), schools, conservatories, academies, universities and research centres in numerous cities: Asolo, Bergamo, Bologna, Cattolica, Fano, Ferrara, Lecce, Matera, Milan, Mirano (Ve), Mombaroccio, Monteciccardo, New York, Osimo, Padua, Perugia, Pesaro, Ravenna, Rimini, S. Angelo in Lizzola, Turin, Treviso, Venice, Verona.

Teaching Experience

Literature and Art History (fixed-term appointments) at public and private secondary schools in Venice and its province.

Stagecraft / Scenic Arts (fixed-term appointments) at the conservatoires of Avellino, Lecce, Matera and Udine. Teaching appointments at schools and academies, including: Children’s Chorus School of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Children’s Chorus of the Lecce Opera Season, Coro di Voci Bianche della Città di Osimo, Accademia Internazionale di Arte Lirica in Osimo, CEE Vocational Training Programme for Opera Theatre Professionals, Direction, Stagecraft, Fundamentals of Vocal Technique and Orthophony (permanent appointment).