The young Ligurian baritone Massimiliano Gagliardo made his debut in Split as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, and has since undertaken a wide range of baritone operatic repertoire, including Dandini in La Cenerentola, Belfiore in Verdi's Finto Stanislao, Leporello, Sharpless, Escamillo, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia and Falstaff in Verdi's opera, among many other roles, including contemporary works. He has collaborated with leading conductors and stage directors, and appeared in major opera-houses throughout Europe, from La Scala to the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, in Japan, and in festivals, including Wexford and the Rossini Festival in Pesaro. Concert engagements have taken him to the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.