Claudio Zazzaro

Born in Naples in 1989, Claudio Zazzaro made his professional debut as Beppo in Auber’s Fra Diavolo at Teatro dell’opera di Firenze (D’Agostini/Torrigiani). Since then he has sung Don Basilio Le Nozze di Figaro in Cesena (Desderi/Cappelletti), Fadinard in Rota’s Il cappelo di Paglia di Firenze in Pisa, Livorno and Lucca (Pasqualetti/Mucci), Gelido in Cimarosa’s L’impresario in angustie at Teatro Polziano (Boer/Liberovici), Gastone La Traviata (Luisi/Micheli), and Don Curzio Le Nozze di Figaro (Poska/Bergamasco) both at Teatro dell’opera Firenze and Goro Madama Butterfly at Teatro Pergolesi, Comunale Treviso and Comunale Ferrara.

He created the roles of Caio in Anastasi’s La spada nella roccia at Teatro Regio di Parma (Franceschini/Bernard), and Tancredi in Ambrosini’s Tancredi appresso al combattimento at Teatro Polizino (Hamilton/Cappelletti).

Claudio Zazzaro studied at the Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orentale graduating in Political Science and International Relations in 2013. He went on to study singing at the Conservatorio “L. Cherubini” Firenze. In 2020 he was admitted to the Rossini Opera Festival’s ‘Academia Alberto Zedda”.

He is currently preparing several bel canto roles including Don Ramiro La Cenerentola, Roberto Maria Stuarda, Ernesto Don Pasquale, Le Comte Ory and Dorvil La scala di Seta.

In 2022 he performed Don Ramiro at the Teatro Sociale di Como and at Ticino Musica Festival in Switzerland, and Conte Almaviva Barbiere di Siviglia at Teatro Coccia de Novara.

He is currently a principal the Staatstheater Augsburg where his roles include Conte di Libenskof Il viaggio a Reims, Gaston La Traviata, Joaquino Fidelio, Lord Arturo Bucklaw Lucia di Lammermoor. Plans include Sellem The Rake’s Progress, Ferrando, Don Ramiro and Pang Turandot.