Danilo Formaggia, born in Milano, he studied piano and singing and took advanced courses with Alfredo Kraus and Magda Olivero. In 1996 he made his operatic debut in Due Contesse by Paisiello and Due Baroni by Cimarosa at the Opera Buffa Festival.
He has since then established an international career, performing regularly in some prestigious opera houses and festivals, including Teatro alla Scala, Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro Massimo “V. Bellini” di Catania, Teatro Verdi di Trieste, Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, Operanhaus in Leipzig, Opéra de Montecarlo, Sydney Opera House, Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, Edinburgh Festival, Royal Danish Theatre, Festival de