In 1997 he won the A. Belli competition in Spoleto where he also gave his debut in La Clemenza di Tito at the Teatro Lirico.

[3] Giordano performed in Venice, Reggio Emilia, Rome, Parma, Naples, Modena and eventually at La Scala in Milan.

[4] In 2005 Giordano was part of a special performance of Verdi's Requiem at the Vatican in remembrance of the recently deceased Pope John Paul II.

[5] In 2006 Giordano's appearance in Massenet's Manon with Renée Fleming at the Metropolitan Opera was broadcast on radio worldwide.

[7] He recorded his first album, titled Amore e Tormento, with the Ensemble Del Maggio Musicale in Florence, Italy, which features Italian arias; it was released on 6 May 2013.