Born in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France on June 7, 1963, opera
singer Roberto Alagna is of Sicilian heritage and is one of three brothers born
to Italian parents living in France. He began his singing career performing in
Parisian cabaret before switching his attention to opera and developing his
craft as a tenor. After winning the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice
Competition, Roberto Alagna was offered a role in La Traviata, playing the
character Alfred Germont in a Glyndebourne production. It proved to be the
pivotal break in the artist's career, and he was soo...