Antonio Poli is an acclaimed Italian tenor renowned for his refined lyricism, stylistic elegance, and compelling stage presence. Celebrated for his interpretations of the bel canto and Verdi repertoire, he has established himself as one of the leading voices on the international opera scene, collaborating with distinguished conductors and performing at many of the world’s foremost opera houses and festivals.
2025/2026 Season: Macbeth at the Macerata Opera Festival and Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Ernani at the Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, Idomeneo at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Norma at the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, La traviata at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, I masnadieri at the Opéra de Marseille, and Madama Butterfly at the Teatro Verdi di Trieste. Upcoming engagements also include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, La traviata at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, and Alzira at the Teatro Regio di Parma.
Recent engagements: he opened the 2018/2019 season performing Verdi’s Requiem for the first time, first at the Konzerthaus Berlin and subsequently at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, both under the baton of Juraj Valčuha. He recently returned from the Opera di Roma tour at Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan (Alfredo in La Traviata, directed by Sofia Coppola with costumes by Valentino), took part in the opening concert of the Venice Fenice Symphony Season in Verdi’s Requiem conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, performed Macduff in the opening production of Macbeth at the Festival Verdi at the Teatro Regio di Parma, and appeared in the theatre’s Verdi Gala.
Recent debuts and productions: he made his debut at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Francesco Micheli’s production of La Traviata and debuted as the Duke of Mantua at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi di Salerno under the direction of Daniel Oren. Among his most significant engagements was also his debut in the title role of La clemenza di Tito at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Federico Maria Sardelli.
Opera repertoire: recent engagements include Rigoletto in Stockholm and Trieste, Attila in Marseille and Tenerife, Mefistofele in Piacenza and Modena, Luisa Miller in Rome and Moscow, Madama Butterfly in Turin and Bologna, I lombardi alla prima crociata, Il trovatore, and Attila in Venice, Tosca in Macerata, Macbeth in Trieste and Bologna, Roméo et Juliette in Savonlinna, Cavalleria rusticana in St. Louis and Vancouver, Idomeneo in Genoa, Norma in Milan, Macerata, and Catania, La battaglia di Legnano in Parma, and La traviata in Trieste. On the operatic stage he has also performed Macduff in Salzburg and Rome, Ismaele in Rome and Tokyo, Cassio in Chicago and London, Don Ottavio in Chicago, London, Venice, Hamburg, and Graz, Tamino in Bari and Venice, Fenton in Munich, Milan, Tokyo, Naples, and Glyndebourne, Nemorino in Rome, Bologna, Madrid, Berlin, and Graz, and Alfredo in Tokyo, Verona, and Venice.
Concert repertoire: he has performed Mozart’s Requiem conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Penderecki’s Polish Requiem in Hamburg conducted by the composer himself, and Bach’s Magnificat with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed Rossini’s Stabat Mater at major European festivals and Verdi’s Requiem in Chicago and Naples. His concert repertoire further includes Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol and Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta at the Salzburg Festival with Ivor Bolton, Gounod’s Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile at Vienna’s Musikverein, and Schubert’s Mass in F major in Chicago. He also made his debut at the Lucerne Festival and London’s Wigmore Hall with lieder recitals.
Training and awards: his international career began in 2010, when he won First Prize and the Audience Prize at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition in Vienna and joined the Young Singers Project at the Salzburg Festival. He subsequently made his debut as Count Almaviva in Mercadante’s I due Figaro under the direction of Riccardo Muti at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, the Ravenna Festival, and Madrid’s Teatro Real. Born in Viterbo, he completed his studies in Rome. He has recorded Mercadante’s I due Figaro and Macbeth, both under the direction of Riccardo Muti.