Massimo Lombardi is an Italian tenor trained in Italy and Belgium, specializing in the repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. His artistic profile combines stylistic refinement, expressive clarity, and a deep sensitivity to the rhetorical and affective dimensions of Baroque music. He collaborates regularly with internationally renowned early music ensembles, including Vox Luminis, La Compagnia del Madrigale, Concerto Italiano, La Venexiana, Il Pomo d’Oro, La Fonte Musica, La Cetra Vokalensemble Basel, and Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri. With these ensembles he has performed at major European festivals and in leading concert venues such as the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Wiener Konzerthaus, Salzburg Festival, Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, BOZAR Brussels, MA Festival Bruges, Lammermuir Festival, Festival Musica Sacra Maastricht, Festival d’Ambronay, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ Amsterdam, and Festival de Beaune.

Alongside his extensive ensemble work, Massimo Lombardi is also active as a soloist. His repertoire ranges from the Italian Seicento to the early Romantic period, with a particular focus on Claudio Monteverdi and Johann Sebastian Bach. He frequently performs the Evangelist in Bach’s Passions and oratorios, where his clarity of diction and stylistic awareness are especially appreciated. Recent engagements include the roles of Mondo and Consiglio in Emilio de’ Cavalieri’s Rappresentazione di Anima e di Corpo with Vox Luminis at Wigmore Hall London and Teatro Real Madrid, as well as Secondo Pastore in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the Salzburg Festival. He has also appeared in numerous performances of Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine and Bach’s Passions throughout Europe.

His musical training includes classical guitar, which he completed with a diploma in 2010 at the Conservatorio di Torino. At the same institution he also studied composition and Gregorian chant, experiences that have strongly shaped his stylistic versatility and historically informed approach to performance.

In addition, he holds a diploma in sound engineering from the Centro Professione Musica (CPM) in Milan (2000). This technical expertise complements his artistic activity and informs his work as an editor and producer of early and classical music recordings.

Massimo Lombardi is the founder and artistic director of the vocal-instrumental ensemble «I Disinvolti», dedicated to the rediscovery and first modern performances of unpublished 17th-century Italian music. The ensemble’s debut recording — the world premiere recording of Giovanni Antonio Rigatti’s Vespro della Beata Vergine — received high critical acclaim from the international specialized press (including Gramophone, Toccata Magazine, and Klassik.com).

His discography includes recordings for Arcana, Glossa, Naxos, CPO, Erato Warner, Aparté, Naïve, and Da Vinci.