Salsi was born in
San Secondo Parmense on 19 March 1975. He studied at the
Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito in
Parma with the soprano Lucetta Bizzi He attended masterclasses with
Carlo Meliciani, among others. Salsi made his stage debut in 1997 at the
Teatro Comunale di Bologna in Rossini's
La scala di seta, leading to further roles there. In 2000 he won a first prize at the
Viotti Festival in
Vercelli which had not been awarded in 25 years. Salsi is known especially for his Verdi repertoire. in 2019 as Scarpia, in 2020 in a memorial concert, and in 2021 as Macbeth. He appeared at the Metropolitan Opera also Luna in
Il trovatore,
La Traviata, and Verdi's
Luisa Miller. In 2023 he reprised Macbeth at the
Berlin State Opera in a 2018 production by
Harry Kupfer, alongside
Anna Netrebko as Lady Macbeth. A reviewer noted that he performed as a "gripping warlord, regicide and king", in the beginning hesitant, then as an "ever stronger ambitious usurper", with a "fantastically balanced, sonorous baritone", tension and intensity. == References ==