Roberto Abbondanza was born in Rome, where he studied vocal technique with the soprano Isabel Gentile. In early music he has collaborated widely with Fabio Bondi and Europa Galante in recordings and performances throughout Europe, in South America and in the Far East. Others with whom he has worked in this field include Filippo Maria Bressan, Alan Curtis, Alessandro De Marchi, Gabriel Garrido, Marco Longhini, Charles Mackerras, Andrea Marcon, Simon Preston, Giorgio Sasso, Jordi Savall, Sergio Siminovich, Sergio Vartolo and Alberto Zedda.