The young Italian baritone Simone Balducci has been a student at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatorio in Florence since 2020 under the tutelage of Nemi Bertagni (voice) and Antonella Bellettini (musical preparation).

Simone belongs to a rare breed of baritones whose dark, resonant voices and personal stature are perfectly suited to the dramatic operas of Verdi and Puccini. 

Simone’s talent was recognised when he was awarded outright winner of the Franco Mosca National Competition for Operatic Voices in Pisa in 2023.

Performances as Giorgio Germont in La Traviata,  Rigoletto in Verdi’s opera, Baron Scarpia in Tosca and Puccini’s Messa di Gloria have brought him further acclaim. 

The Voice Detective was very honoured to have discovered Simone Balducci at the beginning of his career which must surely lead to all the major opera houses of the world. In bocca al lupe Simone!