With his rich, robust baritone voice and compelling acting Massimo Cavalletti has quickly established himself on the stages of the most prestigious opera houses and festivals worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera, the Berlin State Opera, the Zurich Opera House, and the Salzburg Festival.

Engagements of the 2018/2019 season include his role debuts as Conte di Luna in Il trovatore at the Florence Opera House and at the Teatro Regio of Turin, as Giorgio Germont in La traviata at the Palm Beach Opera in Florida and as Francesco in I masnadieri in a new production at the Teatro alla Scala, where Massimo Cavalletti also appears as Lescaut in a new staging of Manon Lescaut and as Belcore in L'elisir d'amore.