Paolo Andrea Di Pietro

Paolo Andrea Di Pietro (born November 8, 1986), better known mononymously in Japan as , is an Italian singer and actor living and working in Japan (Gaikokujin tarento). He has appeared in a variety of Japanese commercials, TV shows and films. He also lent his singing voice to anime and video game soundtracks of internationally known franchises such as Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and Genshin Impact. Early life Born on November 8, 1986 in Milan. He started studying guitar at the age of 10 and singing at the age of 16. In 2006, he began studying opera at the Milan Conservatory. He also went to the University of Milan and majored in English and Japanese language and culture. He graduated from the same university and moved to Japan in 2014. Career As an Opera Singer Under the guidance of the tenor Angelo Lo Forese and the bass Bonaldo Giaiotti he won his very first vocal competition in 2012 and had his operatic debut in the same year as the title role in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. In 2013 he performed the role of Daland from Wagner's The Flying Dutchman in over 20 famous Italian theaters such as Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti and Teatro Comunale di Bologna. In 2015 he had his operatic debut in Japan as Colline in Puccini's La Bohéme for the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs. In 2019 he performed for the first time in the United States, at Carnegie Hall in New York City.