Born in Pompei, near Naples, Massimo Giordano moved at an early age to Trieste where he began his musical and vocal studies. After completing his degree in flute, Mr. Giordano then went on to major in voice. Upon completing his vocal studies, he started performing in all the major Italian theaters:
Teatro alla Scala in Milan (Rigoletto, La Traviata, Un Giorno di Regno, Manon), Teatro dell’Opera in Rome (Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame, La Rondine, Verdi Requiem, La Boheme), Teatro la Fenice in Venice (Don Pasquale), Teatro San Carlo in Naples (Don Giovanni), Teatro Verdi in Trieste (Don Pasquale, La Traviata), Teatro Regio in Turin (Don Giovanni, Verdi Requiem), Teatro Regio in Parma (Romeo et Juliette, La Traviata) and Teatro Massimo in Palermo (Lakme).
Mr.Giordano's international career then started with performances in many major opera houses.
Teatro alla Scala in Milan (Rigoletto, La Traviata, Un Giorno di Regno, Manon), Teatro dell’Opera in Rome (Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame, La Rondine, Verdi Requiem, La Boheme), Teatro la Fenice in Venice (Don Pasquale), Teatro San Carlo in Naples (Don Giovanni), Teatro Verdi in Trieste (Don Pasquale, La Traviata), Teatro Regio in Turin (Don Giovanni, Verdi Requiem), Teatro Regio in Parma (Romeo et Juliette, La Traviata) and Teatro Massimo in Palermo (Lakme).
Mr.Giordano's international career then started with performances in many major opera houses.
Oper Leipzig (Requiem Verdi), Deutsche Oper Berlin (La Traviata, Werther), Carnegie Hall New York (Mignon), Frankfurt Opera (Romeo et Juliette), Opéra de Monte Carlo (L’Elisir d’Amore), Metropolitan Opera New York (Manon, Gianni Schicchi) Staatsoper Unter Den Linden Berlin (La Boheme), Sydney Philharmonic (La Rondine), Lyric Opera Chicago (Romeo et Juliette), Royal Opera House Covent Garden London (Falstaff), Dallas Opera (La Rondine, Tosca), Bayerische Staatsoper Munchen (Romeo et Juliette, La Boheme, Werther, La Traviata), Los Angeles Opera (La Boheme), Wiener Staatsoper (L’Elisir d’Amore, Romeo et Juliette, Manon).
In addition to the opera houses mentioned above, Mr. Giordano has participated in the Osterfestspiele in Salzburg (Falstaff), Salzburger Festspiele (Falstaff), Santa Fe Opera Festival (La Traviata) and Glyndebourne Opera Festival (Gianni Schicchi, Eugene Onegin).
In addition to the opera houses mentioned above, Mr. Giordano has participated in the Osterfestspiele in Salzburg (Falstaff), Salzburger Festspiele (Falstaff), Santa Fe Opera Festival (La Traviata) and Glyndebourne Opera Festival (Gianni Schicchi, Eugene Onegin).
Among the many major conductors with whom Mr. Giordano has collaborated are Claudio Abbado, Maurizio Benini, Riccardo Chailly, Bruno Campanella, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Gianluigi Gelmetti, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Vladimir Jurowski, Antonio Pappano, Michel Plasson, Yuri Temirkanov, performing with stage directors as Franco Zeffirelli, Luca Ronconi, Pierluigi Pizzi, B. De Simone, Alberto Fassini, Declan Donnellan, Liliana Cavani, Mario Martone, Michele Placido, Massimo Ranieri, Graham Vick and Jack O'Brien.
Several highlights of Mr. Giordano’s career include having been chosen to sing in a special performance of the Verdi Requiem at the Vatican in memory of Pope John Paul II, shortly after his passing in April of 2005.
He has sung in the world-wide Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast of Massenet’s Manon with Renee Fleming in 2006 as well as singing Rinuccio in the international telecast of of Met's Gianni Schicchi in Puccini’s Il Trittico in April of 2007 under the baton of James Levine.
Several highlights of Mr. Giordano’s career include having been chosen to sing in a special performance of the Verdi Requiem at the Vatican in memory of Pope John Paul II, shortly after his passing in April of 2005.
He has sung in the world-wide Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast of Massenet’s Manon with Renee Fleming in 2006 as well as singing Rinuccio in the international telecast of of Met's Gianni Schicchi in Puccini’s Il Trittico in April of 2007 under the baton of James Levine.
During the season 2008-2009 Mr. Giordano has been praised for his extremely sensitive dramatic and vocal portrayal of Lenski in an extended run of performances of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Glyndebourne Festival during the Summer 2008 season, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and produced by Graham Vick. In the 2008-2009 season, Mr. Giordano has sung at the Metropolitan Opera, New York (La Traviata, La Boheme), Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich (Werther), Staatsoper Unter Den Linden, Berlin (Tosca), Deutsche Opera Berlin (Don José in Carmen), and Los Angeles Opera (La Traviata), before returning to Berlin for more performances as Don José.
In March - April of 2009 Mr. Giordano sang premiere performances of L’Elisir d’Amore with Angela Gheorghiu at the Metropolitan Opera.
In March - April of 2009 Mr. Giordano sang premiere performances of L’Elisir d’Amore with Angela Gheorghiu at the Metropolitan Opera.
Mr. Giordano has toured extensively with Anna Netrebko, singing joint concerts in France, Russia and Scandinavia. In recent months, in addition to singing La Boheme in Paris, he has sung Don José in Carmen at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin as well as the Vienna Staatsoper (telecast throughout Europe). In Cologne, he has recently added the title role in Verdi’s Don Carlo to his expanding repertoire.
Future engagements in Massimo’s 2010-2011 schedule include performances at the Vienna Staatsoper in La Boheme. More performances of Cavaradossi in Tosca continue in Vienna during September and October, followed by a single concert in Lyon in December. Mr. Giordano begins 2011, again in Vienna, returning to the role of Romeo in Gounod’s Romeo Et Juliette (January/February), followed by performances of Cavaradossi in Paris (April/May) and Berlin (June).
Future engagements in Massimo’s 2010-2011 schedule include performances at the Vienna Staatsoper in La Boheme. More performances of Cavaradossi in Tosca continue in Vienna during September and October, followed by a single concert in Lyon in December. Mr. Giordano begins 2011, again in Vienna, returning to the role of Romeo in Gounod’s Romeo Et Juliette (January/February), followed by performances of Cavaradossi in Paris (April/May) and Berlin (June).