Luca Canonici (born 22 September 1960) is an Italian opera singer who has had an active career singing leading tenor roles both in Europe and his native Italy.
[1] During his tenure as Artistic Director, he has worked with the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Tuscany Regional Orchestra and with the Tuscan Sun Festival, organizing concerts, recitals and new productions of The Barber of Seville, Aida, Die Zauberflöte, La traviata, La bohème, Gianni Schicchi, Don Giovanni, Carmina Burana, Verdi Requiem, and Ravel's Boléro.
In 2010 he was appointed Director of the Museum of Sacred Art in Montevarchi, his native town.
[3] Canonici's operatic discography includes La sonnambula (Nuova Era), Il Signor Bruschino (Claves), Don Pasquale (Erato), La grande notte di Verona (Arthaus Musik), La favorite and La cambiale di matrimonio (Ricordi), Linda di Chamounix (Europa Records), Falstaff conducted by Georg Solti (Decca), and the Verdi Requiem conducted by John Eliot Gardiner (Philips).
He also played Rodolfo in Luigi Comencini's film adaptation of La bohème, although José Carreras sang the role on the soundtrack.