Graduated with a degree in piano, he then devoted himself to the study of opera singing adn won several competitions, including the Zandonai in Rovereto.

After his debut in Rome in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, he sang Madama Butterfly and Nabucco in the theatres of the Circuito Lirico Lombardo conducted by Luisotti; Les contes d'Hoffmann at the Comunale di Treviso conducted by Maag and Cilea's Gina at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Bongiovanni) conducted by Franklin.

In 2008 he won over the public and critics in the character of the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto at the Arena di Verona (under the baton of Palumbo), in the same role he was invited to the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and made his debut at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and at the Los Angeles Opera (conducted by Conlon).

In his early career he was Rodolfo in La Bohème in Florence, Bologna, Palermo, Turin, Frankfurt, Torre del Lago and Shanghai. He played Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Florence, Frankfurt, Avenches, Turin and Venice), Alfredo in La Traviata (Verona, Venice and Naples) and Tonio in La Figlia del Reggimento (Trieste and in the Circuito Lombardo). He later debuted the title role in Roberto Devereux at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome with great success. He then sang Rigoletto at the Regio in Turin, La Bohème, La Traviata, Rigoletto and Lucia di Lammermoor at the Fenice in Venice.

In past seasons he sang Rigoletto in Tenerife, at the Arena di Verona conducted by Frizza, at the Opera Australia by Palumbo and at the Opera di Roma; debuted the role of Arturo Talbo in I Puritani at the Circuito Lombardo; La Damnation de Faust in Palermo under the baton of Abbado and directed by Gilliam; Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor at the San Carlo in Naples under the direction of Amelio; La Bohéme at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; La Traviata in Leipzig, Warsaw; his debut as Gabriele Adorno in Simon Boccanegra at the Regio di Torino conducted by Noseda; Verdi's Messa da Requiem and Un ballo in maschera in Trieste conducted by Gelmetti.

His participation in La Traviata staged as part of the first international event 'Opera on Sydney Harbour', organised by Opera Australia, was particularly important. For his performance in the role of Alfredo, he was nominated for the 'Helpmann award' as best male artist.

It is also worth mentioning his participation as the lead actor in 'Caruso, La voce dell'amore', a successful RAI film that made Terranova one of the tenors most loved by international audiences.

Recent engagements include: Lucia di Lammermoor, Simon Boccanegra and Adriana Lecouvreur at the Carlo Felice in Genoa; Rigoletto in Liège, Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Verona, Sydney; Don Carlo and Maria Stuarda in Düsseldorf; La Bohéme in London (Grange Park), Naples, Atlanta, Liège, New National Theatre in Tokyo, Lisbon, Vienna and Seoul; Norma in Essen; Madama Butterfly in Dallas, Arena di Verona, Athens, London (ROH) and Bangkok; Turandot and Carmen in Atlanta; Il Trovatore in Modena and Reggio Emilia; Puccini's Messa di Gloria in Madrid with the Orquesta Nacional de España and in Ankara; Aida in Nancy, Trieste and Essen; Vedova Allegra in Trieste; Luisa Miller in Angers and Nantes; Pagliacci in Salerno; La Traviata in Rovigo, Lucca and Livorno; Macbeth in Sassari; Rigoletto in Gozo and Un Ballo in maschera in Beijing.

Plans include: Aida in Essen.

August 2024