Bass Luigi De Donato is one of the finest interpreters of 17th- and 18th-century repertoire, and has worked with renowned conductors and Baroque ensembles.

Career highlights include the title role in Le nozze di Figaro in Nice, Alidoro in La Cenerentola at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and in Lausanne, and Caronte in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and Nettuno in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria for La Scala, as well as many other productions across Europe. He is highly regarded as an interpreter of the repertoire of Handel, and has appeared in roles such as Polifemo in Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, Leone in Tamerlano and Argante in Rinaldo.