Paolo Panizza

He was born in 1962 in Verona and at the age of 13 he began to work in the Arena Amphitheatre initially in small jobs and then working his way up. The opera and classical studies accompanied him to his fortunate encounter with Pier Luigi Pizzi. His first professional experience was with the Great Maestro in 1984, at the Teatro La Fenice: the performance in stage form of the “St John Passion” by Bach. Subsequently he performed “Rinaldo by Haendel”, “Il cappello di paglia” by Firenze, “Lohengrin”, “Otello” by Rossini, “Turandot” and many other operas which were successful and prestigious. During the past 14 years at the Arena di Verona, Paolo Panizza has worked with all the biggest names in international opera. Some of his latest collaborations include “The Sicilian Vespers” at the Teatro Re