Intermezzo is the seventh studio album by American progressive metal musician Michael Angelo Batio.

Self-produced by Batio and featuring a wide range of guest musicians, it was released in November 2013 by M.A.C.E.

When asked about the writing and recording process of Intermezzo, Batio has claimed that his goal was to create an album which "[had his] signature MAB sound, but not rehash or repeat riffs and solo passages from the past", pointing out that he "used new riffs and new ways of putting solos together that [he hadn't] used before".

[1][2] Speaking in an interview in 2013, Batio explained the meaning of the title Intermezzo and its relevance to the album: The term intermezzo is an Italian musical term which denotes a piece of music that is in between two major parts of an opera.

During longer operas there would be an intermission and during that time there would be musical pieces that would be played titled intermezzos.