Born in Bologna in 1957, William Matteuzzi won the Enrico Caruso singing competition in 1980, which led him to La Scala. He has sung a wide repertoire ranging from Vivaldi to Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti and Pacini (L’ultimo giorno di Pompei). A highly respected Rossini specialist, he made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1988 as Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia. He can be heard on a number of Opera Rara recordings: Otello, Ricciardo e Zoraide, Rossini – Three Tenors, and Mercadante’s Les Soirées Italiennes.