In 2008 the sought-after lyric tenor attracted international attention when jumped in as Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto at the Arena di Verona conducted by Renato Palumbo. His great critical success lead him to be considered nowadays as one of the great interpreters of the role. In 2010 he had great personal success on the occasion of his Teatro alla Scala Milan debut again as the Duke of Mantua under the baton of James Conlon. He also conferred face and voice to Enrico Caruso in the Italian TV-movie “Caruso, la voce dell’amore”. In October 2012 he released his first cd:  “Gianluca Terranova canta Caruso” (EMI).