Paolo Olmi studied under Massimo Pradella and Franco Ferrara in Rome.  Since making his operatic debut in 1986 at the Teatro Comunale Bologna he has conducted in many of the major concert halls and opera throughout the world including Europe, North and South America, Australia and Asia. His huge repertoire includes all the Verdi's operas and masterpieces by Rossini, Puccini, Ponchielli, Giordano, Donizetti, Bellini , Mozart, Cilea, Gounod, Kurt Weil . He teaches at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.