Italian tenor Riccardo Della Sciucca has established an international career in the Italian and French repertoire, with a particular focus on Verdi, Puccini and the principal lyric and lirico-spinto tenor roles. His repertoire includes Rodolfo in La bohème, Alfredo in La traviata, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Don José in Carmen and Gabriele Adorno in Simon Boccanegra.

He has appeared at major opera houses and festivals including Teatro alla Scala, Salzburg Festival, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Festival Verdi in Parma, New National Theatre Tokyo, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Teatro Petruzzelli Bari and Opéra de Québec.

2026/27 SEASON

Riccardo Della Sciucca’s 2026/27 season features operatic and concert engagements across Europe. He returns to Estonia as Alfredo in Verdi’s La traviata, with performances in Tartu and Tallinn, and as Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Estonian National Opera. His concert engagements include Verdi’s Messa da Requiem at the KKL Luzern, Mozart’s Requiem in Milan, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the FORM Orchestra in Italy. Further appearances include concerts in Savona and a gala in Bern.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Recent operatic highlights include Rodolfo in Puccini’s La bohème at the Opéra de Québec, conducted by Clemens Schuldt, and his role debut as Don José in Bizet’s Carmen with the Rete Lirica delle Marche, in a new production presented in Fermo, Ascoli Piceno and Fano.

Other significant engagements include Cavaradossi in Tosca in Livorno and Ascoli Piceno, Alfredo in La traviata at the New National Theatre Tokyo, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari and Theater Erfurt, and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the Estonian National Opera, Teatro Petruzzelli Bari and OperaLombardia. He has also appeared as Rodolfo in La bohème at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Japan.

Further career highlights include Gabriele Adorno in Simon Boccanegra at the Festival Verdi in Parma under Michele Mariotti, Cassio in Otello at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under Zubin Mehta, Arbace in Mozart’s Idomeneo at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège under Fabio Biondi, and his Salzburg Festival debut in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor under Daniele Rustioni.

Alongside his operatic career, Della Sciucca maintains an active concert repertoire. In the 2025/26 season, he performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the New Japan Philharmonic under Yutaka Sado, including concerts at Suntory Hall and Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. His concert repertoire also includes Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria and Mozart’s Requiem.

A former member of the Accademia Teatro alla Scala, where he studied from 2017 to 2019, Della Sciucca made his debut as Nadir in Cherubini’s Alì Babà e i quaranta ladroni. He is a First Prize winner of the Adriana Maliponte and Angelo Loforese International Opera Competitions. Born in Atri, Italy, he also holds a degree in Philosophy from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.

SELECTED ROLES

Rodolfo · La bohème

Opéra de Québec · Hyogo Performing Arts Center

Alfredo · La traviata

New National Theatre Tokyo · Teatro Lirico di Cagliari · Theater Erfurt

Pinkerton · Madama Butterfly

Estonian National Opera · Teatro Petruzzelli Bari · OperaLombardia

Don José · Carmen

Rete Lirica delle Marche

Gabriele Adorno · Simon Boccanegra

Festival Verdi, Parma