A universally renowned interpreter of baroque, classical, and bel canto
repertoire, bass Nahuel Di Pierro is one of the most in-demand singers of
his generation. Born in Buenos Aires, he studied at the Instituto Superior
de Arte at the Teatro Colón. He later joined the Paris Opera Studio and
participated in the Young Singers Project at the Salzburg Festival.
Highlights of the past seasons include Claudio in Agrippina at
Opernhaus Zürich with conductor Harry Bicket, Don Giovanni and Don
Alfonso in Così fan tutte at Teatro Comunale di Bologna, and
Mustafà in L’italiana in Algeri at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and
in Jeci, Rimini and Pisa. In concert, Nahuel performs Haydn’s Die
Schöpfung with Le Concert de la Loge at Musikfest Bremen and
Rheingau Musik Festival, and in recital, he will appear with pianist
Alphonse Cemin at Théâtre de l'Athénée, Paris.
Nahuel recently made his debut at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, with
Cherubini’s Médée, later returning to perform the role of Walter
Furst in Guillaume Tell, and at the Donizetti Opera Festival in
Bergamo in the role of Noè in Donizetti’s Il Diluvio Universale.
He also returned to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence for the role of Achisch
in Rameau/Voltaire’s Samson and to Opernhaus Zürich for Selim in Il
Turco in Italia.
On the concert stage, Nahuel appeared at the Mozartwoche in Salzburg with
conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Wiener Philharmoniker, at the
Palau de la Música, Valencia, for Mozart’s Requiem, and with the
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz’s La Damnation de
Faust.
In baroque repertoire, Nahuel has found great success in roles including
Seneca in L’incoronazione di Poppea, the Cold Genius in King
Arthur, and Créon in Charpentier’s Médée at Opernhaus
Zürich. He has also portrayed Plutone in Rossi’s Orfeo at Opéra
Royal de Versailles and Isménor and Teucer in Rameau’s Dardanus at
Opéra National de Bordeaux and Opéra Royal de Versailles, as well as
Claudio in Handel’s Agrippina at Drottningholm. In 2023, he made
his debut at the Gran Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona, once again performing
as Seneca in L’incoronazione di Poppea.
A distinguished Mozartian, Nahuel began in the role of Masetto in Don
Giovanni at Teatro Argentino, followed by performances at the Paris
Opera, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Royal Opera House in London, and
Valencia. He later performed both the roles of Leporello at the
Aix-en-Provence Festival, Nancy, and Luxembourg, and Don Giovanni in
Buenos Aires, Tel Aviv, Zürich Opernhaus, and Teatro Comunale Bologna with
considerable success.
His other notable Mozart roles include Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte
in Dessau, Santiago, and Moscow; Achior in La Betulia Liberata in
Salzburg and Paris; La Voce in Idomeneo at the Paris Opera and
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro in Buenos
Aires and the Houston Grand Opera; Guglielmo in Così fan tutte in
Buenos Aires, Aix-en-Provence, and at the Mostly Mozart and Edinburgh
Festivals; Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte at Palau de Les Arts
Valencia; and Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Opernhaus
Zürich and Grand Théâtre de Genève.
Also a champion of Rossini, Nahuel has excelled in roles such as Le
Gouverneur in Le Comte Ory and Lord Sidney in Il Viaggio a
Reims at Opernhaus Zürich; Assur in Semiramide in Nancy and
at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro; Selim in Il Turco in Italia
in Zürich, Glyndebourne, Angers, Nantes, and Luxembourg; Walter and
Melchthal in Guillaume Tell at La Scala and Bad Wildbad; Basilio
in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Capitole
de Toulouse, and Opéra National de Bordeaux; Mahomet in Le Siège de
Corinthe in Athens; and Mustafà in L’Italiana in Algeri at
Teatro Colón and in San Sebastián.
Concert highlights of recent seasons include works such as Handel’s Messiah
and Paisiello’s Missa Defunctorum in Salzburg; Bach’s St. John
Passion in Paris; Dvořák’s Stabat Mater in Chartres;
Mozart’s Coronation Mass, C Minor Mass, Vesperae
Solennes de Confessore, and Requiem in Versailles, Théâtre
des Champs-Élysées, Teatro San Carlo, Regio di Torino, Valencia, and the
Wiener Festwochen; Berlioz’s L’Enfance du Christ in Saint-Denis;
Rossini’s Stabat Mater at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; and
Schubert’s Mass in E-flat Major with the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra.
Nahuel boasts an extensive discography, which includes
recordings of operas such as Les Paladins and Ercole Amante,
as well as oratorios including Betulia Liberata and Mozart’s Requiem.
In addition to his operatic and oratorio recordings, Di Pierro is actively
involved in the folk music of his native Buenos Aires, recently releasing
the album Anclao en Paris, dedicated to tango.
August 2025