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Combining the swagger of Sinatra, the elegance of Bennett, and the power of Pavarotti, Viscardi isn’t just reviving the Great Italian-American Songbook—he’s redefining it for a new generation. With a storytelling charm that’s captivated fans from New York to Tokyo to the ancient Italian hills of Emilia-Romagna, Viscardi is on a mission to make joy contagious and old-school-cool irresistible again. 

Now, he’s shining his lyric tenor and unforgettable stage presence on one of the most beloved corners of American music—the songs made popular by Italian-American recording artists of the 1950s and 1960s. Hailing from a family of artists and musicians, Viscardi grew up listening to the legendary tenor Mario Lanza at his Grandmother’s house and hearing tales of his own “Bada’s” (grandfather) full-throated performances. Diving into his sheet music as a young kid growing up in New York, Viscardi was drawn to musical theater and, especially, to the singers his mom played over and over on the stereo: Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louis Prima, Rosemary Clooney—voices unlike any others. Equally appealing were the stories behind those songs and singers—anecdotes that, together, form a narrative of family, romance, food (of course), optimism for the American dream, and two great national cultures fused into one.

Classically trained as an opera singer, Viscardi’s “powerful, nuanced, and absolutely riveting” voice, as described in Local Arts Live, has been wowing people everywhere. He “brought both swagger and depth of feeling to the role of Cyrano, said the Charlotte Observer. “The audience loved him!” For his starring role in the Magic Flute, the Toledo Blade remarked: “His robust singing is outdone only by his near-maniacal acting ability. He creates such a lovable character that he dominates the stage whenever he enters.” Upon Viscardi’s 2022 tenor debut at Opera Carolina in Puccini’s Tosca, OperaWire celebrated the “fullness of Viscardi’s voice,” and raved that his aria “soared through the auditorium.”