The Italian tenor Manuel Amati studied at the Liceo Musicale ‘Archita’ in Taranto and attended the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro. In 2015 he won a scholarship to attend the Scuola dell’Opera of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and made his debut on stage in Rigoletto at Festival Verdi in Busseto. Renowned as a Rossini specialist, Amati’s recent performances include La scala di seta at Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, Il signor Bruschino at Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Il Turco in Italia at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, as well as Gran Teatro Reinach at Teatro Regio di Parma.