Luca Salsi

Luca Salsi (born 19 March 1975) is an Italian operatic baritone, who is known for portraying characters in Giuseppe Verdi's operas at leading opera houses internationally. He was recognised by the international press in April 2015 when he not only stepped in on short notice at the Metropolitan Opera in an afternoon performance of Verdi's Ernani, but also performed the same evening in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor as planned. Salsi opened four seasons at La Scala in Milan.

Life and career Salsi was born in San Secondo Parmense on 19 March 1975. He studied at the Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito in Parma with the soprano Lucetta Bizzi He attended masterclasses with Carlo Meliciani, among others.

Salsi made his stage debut in 1997 at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in Rossini's La scala di seta, leading to further roles there. In 2000 he won a first prize at the Viotti Festival in Vercelli which had not been awarded in 25 years.

Salsi is known especially for his Verdi repertoire. in 2019 as Scarpia, in 2020 in a memorial concert, and in 2021 as Macbeth.