Music Director of the Mittelsächsisches Theater and Orchestra from 2022 to 2025  he  conducted there both Opera and Symphonic repertoire ( main works of Mahler, Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms and Mozart among others) .

Born in Alessandria, Italy, Attilio Tomasello completed his studies chiefly in Piano and Composition at the local Conservatory. Furthermore he obtained a Master in Orchestra Conducting at the CNSM Conservatoire Superieur de Musique de Paris and the the DE (Diplôme d’Etat- Licence degree) in Chorus Conducting at the IESM ( Music Teaching Superior Institute) of Aix-en-Provence.  

He had the privilege to held during three seasons the post of 1st Kapellmeister and Music Director’s Assistant at the Deutsche Oper Berlin where he conducted: Aida, Turandot, La Traviata, Simon Boccanegra, Der Freischütz, Die Zauberflöte and Franchetti’s Germania.

He also worked permanently as a principal conductor at the  St. Gallen Opera – Symphony Orchestra ( conducted: I due Foscari , La Favorita, Berlioz’ Romeo et Juliette, The cunning little Vixen, Eugen Onegin, Macbeth, Norma, Carmen, Il ratto dal serraglio, Lucrezia Borgia, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, La Gioconda, Der Fliegende Holländer ) , National Theater Mannheim (Un Ballo in maschera, Amadis des Gaules, Carmen, La Bohème, Rigoletto,  Werther, Tosca, Norma, The Abduction from the Serail, Cavalleria rusticana, I Pagliacci, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, La Gioconda,  Il Barbiere di Siviglia) and theOpéra de Nice ( Falstaff, LʼItaliana in Algeri, Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, La Fille du Tambour-Major, Die Walküre) . 

In 2008 he did his debut  at the Berlin Philharmonie, with a concert dedicated to 20th century’s italian music.

In 2005 he won first prize in the conducting competition of the Orchestre Nationale de lʼIlle de France. 

Attilio Tomasello has had much opportunity to broaden both his operatic and concert repertoire as well as being able to work with conductors, stage directors and soloists of international repute in prominent musical establishments and on a variety of different works, including, for example, Wagnerʼs Ring der Nibelungen alongside Sir Donald Runnicles.
His wide experience in the vocal repertoire has made him very much appreciated and sought after by singers, with whom he has cooperated.  This has often led to invitations to direct various Opera Galas, as, for example, with Jose Cura, Rolando Villazon, Paata Burchuladze, and many others.

Attilio Tomasello has also wide experience in the symphonic, contemporary and ballet repertoires. His symphonic repertoire enjoys a wide span, from Mozart to the 20th century,  up until the very latest compositions using electronics, such as by Romitelli, Hurel, Fedele and Cendo. 

It also includes the standard classical, romantic and modern works of the Solo Concerto repertoire.

Ballets he has conducted include Cinderella, and the Nutcracker, as well as Les nuits dʼété of Berlioz, with the soloist, Véronique Gens.

Among the orchestras Attilio Tomasello has conducted mention must be made of: Orchestre National de Montpellier, Orchestre National de lʼIlle de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, National Hungarian Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera Liège, Deutsche Oper Berlin,  Deutsches Kammerorchester, Karlsruhe State Opera, Städtisches Theater Chemnitz, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Theater Cottbus, Theater Halle, Turinger Symphoniker, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Orchestra of the Verona Arena,Teatro Lirico di Sassari, Udine Symphony Orchestra, Lecce Philharmonic Orchestra, Classical Orchestra of Alessandria, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Euskadi Orchestra, Macau Symphony Orchestra,  Istanbul State Opera, Tbilisi State Opera.  

He has also worked with many renowned orchestras and musical establishments, such as: Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Opèra de Montpellier, Opéra du Rhin, Chorégies dʼOrange, Festival de Paris-Saint Denis, Musique au Coeur dʼAntibes, Antibes International Festival of Young Soloists, Opera di Roma, Maggio musicale fiorentino, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Festival della Valle dʼItria (Martina Franca), Teatro Comunale di Alessandria, Open Air Gars am Kamp (Vienna), Macau International Music Festival, NCPA Beijing.