Trained in Italy and Belgium, Massimo Lombardi is an Italian tenor specialized in Baroque repertoire. He works on a regular basis with some notable early music groups: Vox Luminis, La Compagnia del Madrigale, Concerto Italiano, la Venexiana, il pomo d’oro, La Fonte Musica, La Cetra Vokalensemble, Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri. With these and other ensembles he performed in some of the best European music festivals and venues: Oude Muziek Utrecht, Wiener Konzerthaus, Salzburger Festspiele, Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, BOZAR Bruxelles, MA Bruges, The Lammermuir Festival, Festival Musica Sacra Maastricht, Festival d’Ambronay, Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ Amsterdam, Festival de Beaune.

In addition to ensemble-singing, he also performs as a soloist with a repertoire ranging from Italian Seicento to early Romanticism, with a particular fondness for Monteverdi and Bach, often covering the role of evangelist. He recently has been Mondo and Consiglio in Vox Luminis’ production of “Rappresentazione di Anima e Corpo” at Wigmore Hall in London and Teatro Real de Madrid, Secondo Pastore in Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” in Montecarlo Opera and Salzburger Festspiele and sang in several productions of Monteverdi’s Vespers and Bach’s Passions across Europe.

He studied also classical guitar, obtaining the diploma in 2010 at Conservatorio di Torino. A the same insitute he also studied composition and Gregorian singing.

He is a certified sound engineer after studying at Centro Professione Musica (CPM) in Milan, obtaining a diploma in 2000. He also works as editor and producer for early music and classical recordings.

He is founder and conductor of «I Disinvolti», a vocal-instrumental ensemble dedicated to rediscover inedited Italian music of the XVII century. The ensemble’s first recording - Vespers for the Blessed Virgin by Rigatti in world premiere - gained excellent reviews by the specialized press (Gramophone, Toccata Magazine, Klassik.com).

He recorded for Arcana, Glossa, Naxos, CPO, Erato Warner, Aparté, Naïve, Da Vinci.