Among the most accomplished conductors of his generation, Valerio Galli made his debut in 2007 conducting Tosca at the Puccini Festival, immediately establishing himself in the late romantic and verismo repertoire. A graduate in piano and composition, he received the 42nd Puccini Prize and is considered a specialist of the composer of which he conducted Le Villi, La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly (also in the Brescia 1904 version), La Rondine, La Fanciulla del West, Il Trittico and Turandot.
He has performed in the major Italian theatres (San Carlo in Napoli, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro Regio in Parma, Carlo Felice in Genova, Arena in Verona, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Massimo in Palermo, Comunale in Bologna, Municipale in Piacenza, Opera Lombardia, Massimo in Catania) and on important international stages including Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Staatsoper in Stuttgart, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (Mascagni's Rapsodia Satanica), Korea National Opera in Seoul, Detroit Opera, and San Diego Opera.
Amongst other titles conducted include: Faust and L’Heure espagnole; among Verdi's titles Attila, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Un Ballo in Maschera, Aida, La Forza del Destino, Don Carlo and many works from the verismo repertoire: Adriana Lecouvreur, Fedora, Cavalleria Rusticana, L'Amico Fritz, Zanetto, Si, and Pagliacci.
He has recorded La Forza del Destino (CD) for Decca; on the Dynamic label were released the productions conducted at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, Un Mari à la porte and Il Trittico. Also, Fedora (Dynamic, Teatro Carlo Felice Genova) and La Bohème (RaiCom, Festival Puccini) with Daniela Dessì, Carmen (ORF), and Tosca (Dynamic).
In the last season, Valerio Galli conducted Il Trovatore and Don Carlos (french version) in Stuttgart, Tosca in Berlin, Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci and Rigoletto in Toulon (where he was principal conductor), Carmen in St. Margarethen, and La Bohème in Macerata.
Next engagements include: Messa da Requiem in Klagenfurt, Tosca in Berlin, Nabucco in Sanxay, Manon Lescaut in Torre del Lago, Fastaff in Hamburg.