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Riccardo Greco Der junge Alfred

Riccardo Greco © Jan Moos

Riccardo Greco received his training at the Joop van den Ende Academy in Hamburg as a scholarship holder of Perrin Manzer Allen. 

His first engagement took him to Berlin, where he played the role of Sky in MAMMA MIA, among others. In 2008 he was one of the last five applicants for the SAT.1 show ICH TARZAN, DU JANE. In Roman Polanski's DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES in Oberhausen and Stuttgart he was seen as Nightmare Solo and as Cover Alfred. After that he was on stage as Kenickie as well as Danny in the German tour of GREASE. For SISTER ACT Riccardo Greco came to the Vienna Ronacher for the first time as Swing, Cover TJ, Erkan and Eddie Fritzinger. There he was also seen as Simon/Peter in the concert version of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. This was followed by Maximilian von Mexico and Luigi Lucheni in the 20th anniversary version of ELISABETH at the Raimund Theater in Vienna. In the world premiere of DER BESUCH DER ALTEN DAME at the Ronacher Vienna he impersonated the boy Alfred. At the Musical Summer in Amstetten he played Sonny Malone in XANADU, Nick Hurley in FLASHDANCE and Monty in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. American composer Scott Alan engaged him as a soloist for his concert at the Indigo2 Arena in London in 2013.

In 2014-2019 Riccardo Greco was part of the permanent musical ensemble at the Landestheater Linz where he played Enjolrasin LES MISERABLES, THE WORLD GOES ROUND, Peter in COMPANY, Tommy in THE WHO'S TOMMY, Dinsmore in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Hedwig in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, Zinnowitz in GRAND HOTEL, Wolf/Rapunzel's Prince in INTO THE WOODS, Malcolm McGregor in THE FULL MONTY, Rajah Bimmy in ON THE TOWN, Edna Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY, Giuseppe Zangara in ASSASSINS, Thomas Newton in LAZARUS, Tate in RAGTIME and, in addition, in the German-language premieres Rach in PRÉLUDES, Sam Wheat in GHOST-NACHRICHT VON SAM, Mr. Wormold in BETTY BLUE EYES,Punch in the world premiere of IN 80 TAGEN UM DIE WELT and Viktor Ephrussi in DER HASE MIT DEN BERNSTEINAUGEN.

At the Bad Hersfeld Festival 2018, he played the role of the hippie leader Berger in the musical HAIR. At the Staatstheater Darmstadt, he played the role of con man Frank Abagnale Jr. in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.

Most recently, Riccardo was seen again in the role of Sam Wheat in GHOST-DAS MUSICAL at the Operettenhaus in Hamburg and the Palladium Theater Stuttgart.

In the 2021/2022 season he can be seen as Jesus in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the Theater St.Gallen. He is currently playing Ren McCormack in FOOTLOOSE at the First Stage Theater in Hamburg.

Riccardo has appeared on the CD productions of SISTER ACT, ELISABETH, THE VISIT OF THE OLD LADY, LUNA, THE WHO'S TOMMY, GHOST- NACHRICHT VON SAM, BETTY BLUE EYES, CARMEN and DER HASE MIT DEN BERNSTEINAUGEN.