Samuele Simoncini began his vocal studies at the age of 19 with bass
Paolo Washington. He studied at the Istituto Musicale Pareggiato in Siena
and graduated from the Advanced Academy of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
under the guidance of Bernadette Manca di Nissa. He refined his technique
at several academies with renowned masters such as Raina Kabaivanska,
Rolando Panerai, Luca Canonici, and Dolora Zajick.
In 2001 he made his debut as a light tenor in the role of Dorvil in
Rossini’s La scala di seta; followed by Belfiore in Piccinni’s Le
finte gemelle, Almaviva in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia,
Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola, the Duke of Mantua in Verdi’s Rigoletto,
and Paolino in Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto. At the Maggio
Musicale Fiorentino, he performed Don Pelagio in Haydn’s La canterina
and Belfiore in Mozart’s La finta giardiniera. He debuted at the
Teatro Regio di Parma in Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and was
conducted by Riccardo Muti in Cherubini’s Requiem in D minor in
Florence.
After a period of study and vocal development, in 2016 he moved into more
dramatic repertoire with Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca. In 2018 he
debuted as Osaka in Iris at the Teatro Verdi in Pisa, Pinkerton in
Madama Butterfly, and Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana in a
production by Emma Dante and conducted by Francesco Cilluffo across
Lombardy’s regional theatres. He sang Manrico in Il trovatore at
the Teatro Regio di Torino under Pinchas Steinberg. In 2019 he performed
the title role in Andrea Chénier at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste,
Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna, the Maribor Opera, and the Teatro Pavarotti
in Modena; he also sang Radamès in Aida at the Arena di Verona
under Francesco Ivan Ciampa. In 2020 he debuted as Calaf in Turandot
at the Teatro Regio di Parma. He then performed at the Konzerthaus Berlin
under Felix Krieger, recording Mascagni’s Iris for OEHMS Classics.
In February 2021 he debuted as Luigi in Puccini’s Il tabarro at
the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, conducted by Daniel Oren. In Livorno he
starred at the Teatro Goldoni in Mascagni’s Il piccolo Marat in
the centenary production; in Tel Aviv he performed Canio in Leoncavallo’s
Pagliacci conducted by Daniele Callegari; in Piacenza he sang
Maurizio di Sassonia in Adriana Lecouvreur under Aldo Sisillo. In
summer 2022 he debuted at the Opéra de Nice as Macduff conducted by
Daniele Callegari, and returned to the Arena di Verona in Nabucco,
Aida (as Ismaele and Radamès, under Daniel Oren), and Turandot
(as Calaf, under Francesco Ivan Ciampa). In autumn 2022 he debuted as Enzo
Grimaldo in Ponchielli’s La Gioconda at the Teatro Filarmonico di
Verona. He then performed at the Teatro Bellini in Catania in Verdi’s Requiem;
in March 2023 and the following months, he sang Radamès in Aida at
the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, conducted by Paolo Carignani. In
October and November 2023, he returned to the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona
to debut as Hamlet in Franco Faccio’s opera and again as Luigi in Il
tabarro, conducted by Gianna Fratta.
Among his recent engagements, he has sung Cavaradossi in Tosca in
Nantes, Angers, Rennes, and Siena; Luigi in Il tabarro at the
Teatro Regio di Torino; and the lead in Mascagni’s Il piccolo Marat
in Nantes and Angers. At the Zenith Arena in Toulon he performed Don
Álvaro in La forza del destino; he was Andrea Chénier in
Como, Pavia, Lucca, and Rovigo. He recently covered the role of Enzo
Grimaldo in La Gioconda at the San Carlo in Naples, sang Don
Álvaro in La forza del destino at La Scala, Andrea Chénier
at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, and Radamès in Aida in
Cluj‑Napoca.
Among his engagements in the 2025-26 season: Il trovatore
(Manrico) at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa.
August 2025