Michael Chioldi

Michael Chioldi, acclaimed for his powerful baritone voice and magnetic stage presence, has carved an illustrious path, enchanting audiences worldwide with his rich timbre and emotive performances.

In January 2022, Chioldi made a triumphant major role debut with the Metropolitan Opera, portraying the title role of Rigoletto in a new production. Critics lauded his performance as nothing short of a triumph, with Robert Levine of Bachtrack proclaiming it as "a true Verdian voice that displays booming power, tender softness, and ravaging tragic colors." This debut solidified Chioldi's status as one of the preeminent interpreters of Verdi's iconic roles.

In the 2023-24 season Chioldi returned to the MET to reprise his role as Rigoletto and debuted the role of Don Alvaro in Daniel Catan’s Florencia en Los Amazonas, a production seen across the world as part of the MET’s Live in HD Performances and PBS’s Great Performances schedule. He sang the titular character in Verdi’s Falstaff at Palm Beach Opera, where critics lauded “ a bravura performance” and returned to Utah Opera for the title character of Wagner’s Flying Dutchman. He sang one of his signature roles (over 100 performances) of Papa Germont in Verdi’s La Traviata with the Pittsburgh Opera, where critic George P Parous of Onstage Performances hailed: “The most astonishing singing of the evening came from baritone Michael Chioldi.”

Upcoming performances in 2024-25 will take Michael to Seattle Opera for Tonio in Pagliacci, Irish National Opera and the MET again for the title role in Rigoletto, the MET for Amonasro in a new production of Verdi’s Aida, Bryant Park w NYCO Summer Concerts as Scarpia in Tosca, Michonnet in Adriana Lecouvreur with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, and Palm Beach Opera for Germont in La Traviata.