Bio
He has performed with some of the world’s greatest sopranos and tenors.
He realized his project blending opera and rock with Caterina Caselli, producer Celso Valli, and composer Simone Benyacar, releasing the album Rosso Opera, which features a duet with tenor Ramon Vargas on Puccini’s “E Lucevan Le Stelle”.
He also took part in Marco Frisina’s opera La Divina Commedia, performed 80,000 spectators in Rome, Milan, and Reggio Calabria.
He teaches at Master of Rock, the academy of Radio Rock, where he is also the director and a crossover singing teacher. He has taught at the historic Lizard Academy and gives crossover singing masterclasses at the Luigi Perosi Conservatory in Campobasso.
In 2015, Federico Paciotti returned to the Sanremo Festival as a special guest, presenting operatic arias alongside innovative arrangements for voice and guitar.
He later appeared in major television events, including *Arena di Verona – Lo spettacolo sta per iniziare*, broadcast on Canale 5, performing “Nessun dorma” in an original voice-and-guitar arrangement enriched by the Santa Cecilia Choir. During the same year, he performed across Italy in the concert series *La dolce vita – The Music of Italian Cinema*, accompanied by an orchestra conducted by Steven Mercurio.
Today, Federico Paciotti stands as an authoritative and contemporary voice in the international crossover.
Grounded in classical mastery, driven by innovation, his work redefines how operatic tradition can exist within modern musical language. With a strong global profile, proven stage credibility, and a pioneering technical approach, he represents a compelling and high-value artist for international agencies and production partners.
