Classical and pop crossover operatic tenor Alessandro Safina was born in Siena,
Italy on October 14, 1963. At the age of 9, he began to study music, attending a
music academy at the age of 12. Five years later, he was accepted into the
Conservatorio di Musica ‘Luigi Cherubini’ in Florence, Italy. Alessandro Safina
first came to prominence in 1989 when he won the Concorso Lirico Internazionale
(in Manatova, Italy), which led to his opera debut in 1990. He spent most of the
1990s performing at many of the world’s most prestigious venues including
London, England’s Babican and the T...