Tenor Silvano Paolillo was born in Naples.
He received his musical training in Naples and Rome, appearing for the first time in 1978 as Arlecchino in “Pagliacci” with San Carlo Opera House.
Since then he has made guest performances at most of Italy’s great opera houses: Opera di Roma, San Carlo di Napoli, Comunale di Firenze, Fondazione Lirica di Cagliari, Carlo Felice di Genova, Massimo di Palermo, Fenice di Venezia, Regio di Parma, Bellini di Catania, Auditorium RAI di Torino, Arena Sferisterio di Macerata, Petruzzelli and Piccinni di Bari, Donizetti di Bergamo, etc.
His career has also taken him abroad to Dijon, Besançon, Klagenfurt, Prague, St.Moritz, Athens, Bruges, Shanghai, Erl in Tirol.
His repertory covers more than 70 tenor parts under the direction of some of the most famous italian and foreign Conductors and Producers.
He has also a deep experience in concert activity, from Opera arias to classical neapolitan songs.
He has been living in Macerata since 1995.