Born in Pavia, Amborgio Maestri studied Piano and Voice, under the guidance of Umberto Grilli. His international career took off in 2001, when he debuted Falstaff directed by Riccardo Muti and in the revival of Giorgio Strehler’s direction, saw him as the protagonist at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the Teatro Verdi in Busseto.

At Teatro alla Scala, Ambrogio later debuted in iconic Verdi roles such as Iago in Otello, Renato in Un ballo in maschera, Don Carlo di Vargas in La forza del destino, and Giorgio Germont in La traviata. He graced the stages of the most prestigious international opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Opera de Paris, Covent Garden, Vienna’s Staatsoper, Berlin’s Deutsche Oper, and many others. His vast repertoire also includes the Count of Luna in Il trovatore, Amonasro in Aida, the title roles of Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, Nabucco, Don Pasquale, as well as Tonio and Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, Gérard in Andrea Chénier, Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore and Mamma Agata in Viva La Mamma.

He has established himself as one of the most acclaimed baritones internationally and continues to bring Falstaff to the most important opera stages, having even celebrated his 200th performance at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013 and later his 250th performance in the role at the Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna in 2016 with Zubin Mehta.

Ambrogio worked with renowned conductors as Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, Daniel Oren, Fabio Luisi, Antonio Pappano, Christian Thielemann, Jeffrey Tate, James Levine, Nello Santi, Marcello Viotti, Marco Armiliato, Gianandrea Noseda, and Daniel Harding. He also worked with acclaimed directors such as Franco Zeffirelli, Sir Robert Carsen, Graham Vick, Peter Stein, Bob Wilson, Laurent Pelly, Mario Martone, Hugo De Ana, Bartlett Sher, Damiano Michieletto, Davide Livermore, and others.

For 2023/24, Ambrogio will start the season at the Wiener Staatsoper with performances of Don Pasquale and a new production of Il trittico. He will also take on the role of Scarpia in Tosca in Tokyo and Nagoya before returning to the Opéra national de Paris for Adriana Lecouvreur. At the Bayerische Staatsoper, he will be Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore. At the Teatro alla Scala, he will be Don Pasquale and end the season at the Gran Teatre del Liceu with Adriana Lecouvreur.

Photo: Dario Acosta