Born in Parma, Michele Pertusi is acclaimed as one of the greatest singers in the world lyric scene.  Among the many prestigious prizes, “Premio Abbiati“, Grammy Award (Falstaff with London Symphony and Colin Davis), Gramophone Award (Il turco in Italia with Riccardo Chailly), “Rossini d’oro” at ROF Pesaro. He collaborated with the world leading conductors as Barenboim, Metha, Muti, Pappano, in the most important theatres as La Scala or Metropolitan.In recent years he has established himself as an outstanding interpreter of Verdi’s roles such as Filippo II in Don Carlo, Attila, Banco in Macbeth.