Italian bass-baritone Simone Alberghini's on our radar for his under-the-spotlight finesse and his off-stage sense of humor. We caught up with him for OC's weekly Grazia.it column as he prepares to sing the Count in Nozze di Figaro in Bologna that opens on June 17.
The most awesomest surprise? Among his idolized icons such as Cesare Siepi, Nicolai Ghiaurov and Luciano Pavarotti, he counts Frank Sinatra.