Ganzarolli, Wladimiro
Ganzarolli, Wladimiro
Ganzarolli, Wladimiro, Italian bass-baritone; b. Venice, Jan. 9, 1936. He received his training at the Venice Cons. In 1958 he made his operatic debut as Mephistopheles in Faust at Milan’s Teatro Nuovo, and from 1959 was a member of Milan’s La Scala; from 1964 he also sang at the Vienna State Opera. In 1965 he made his debut at London’s Co vent Garden as Figaro. His guest engagements in the U.S. took him to San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, and N.Y. In addition to his roles in Italian operas, he was especially admired for his roles in Mozart’s operas.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
More From encyclopedia.com
Tito Gobbi , Gobbi, Tito
Gobbi, Tito, famous Italian baritone; b. Bassano del Grappa, near Venice, Oct. 24, 1913; d. Rome, March 5, 1984. He received vocal lesson… Renata Scotto , Scotto, Renata
Scotto, Renata, famous Italian soprano; b. Savona, Feb. 24, 1933. She commenced music study in Savona at age 14, and when she was 16,… Montserrat Caballe , Caballé, Montserrat
Caballé, Montserrat, celebrated Spanish soprano; b. Barcelona, April 12, 1933. She was a pupil of Eugenia Kemeny, Conchita Badia,… Salvatore Baccaloni , Baccaloni, Salvatore, noted Italian bass; b. Rome, April 14, 1900; d. N.Y., Dec. 31, 1969. He began his training at the Sistine Chapel choir school a… Bergonzi, Carlo , Bergonzi, Carlo
Bergonzi, Carlo, eminent Italian tenor; b. Polisene, near Parma, July 13, 1924. He studied with Grandini in Parma, where he also took… Corelli, Franco , Corelli, Franco
Corelli, Franco , outstanding Italian tenor; b. Ancona, April 8, 1921. He studied naval engineering at the Univ. of Bologna; in 1947…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Ganzarolli, Wladimiro