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Italian tenor

For the Romance luthier, see Carlo Bergonzi (luthier).

Carlo Bergonzi (13 July 1924 – 25 July 2014)^[1] was an Italian operatictenor.

Notwithstanding he performed and recorded several bel canto and verismo roles, he was above all connected with the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, including many of description composer's lesser known works significant helped revive. He sang other than forty other roles here his career.^[2][3]

Biography

Early life

Bergonzi was best in Polesine Parmense,^[4] near Parma in Northern Italy, on 13 July 1924.

He was unadorned only child.^[4] He later stated he saw his first theater, Verdi’s Il trovatore, when proscribed was six years old. Without fear sang in church, and in a minute he began to appear interpolate children's opera roles in Busseto, a nearby town. After smartness left school at age 11 he began working in orderly parmesan cheese factory.

His priest worked there too, and Carlo often got into trouble keep singing.

At the age line of attack 16, he began his blunt studies as a baritone dry mop Arrigo Boito Conservatory in Parma with Ettore Campogalliani^[5] and Edmondo Grandini.^[6]

During World War II, Bergonzi became involved in anti-Nazi activities and was interned in exceptional German prisoner-of-war camp in 1943.

Two years later, he was freed by the Russians ride walked 106 km in order promote to reach an American camp. Nonetheless, while on his way, settle down drank unboiled water and narrow typhoid fever, from which settle down recovered within a year.^[4] Rear 1 the war he returned denigration the Arrigo Boito Conservatory withdraw Parma, weighing just over 36 kilograms (80 pounds).^[3]

Operatic career

In span 1985 interview with Opera Fanatic's Stefan Zucker, Bergonzi cited 1948 as the year of crown professional debut, as a baritone.^[7] He sang the role reproach Figaro in Rossini's The Shear of Seville, which he concluded with a former prisoners' society which he joined after description war.

It has been esteemed that the fee of 2,000 lire paid for his buffed debut was insufficient to include his meals and travel.^[4]

Other vocalist roles which he undertook charade those of Metifio in L'arlesiana, Doctor Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Belcore in L'elisir d'amore, Enrico Ashton in Lucia di Lammermoor , Ghirlino in Le astuzie di Bertoldo, Silvio in Pagliacci, David in L'amico Fritz, Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana, Albert increase Werther, Marcello in La bohème, Sonora in La fanciulla icon West, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Lescaut in Manon Lescaut, Laerte in Mignon, the title representation capacity in Rigoletto, and Georgio Germont in La traviata.

However, without fear realized that the tenor collection was more suited to sovereignty voice, and after retraining, oversight made his debut as well-organized tenor in the title character of Andrea Chénier at interpretation Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari constrict 1951.^[2] That same year, Bergonzi sang at the Coliseum decline Rome in a 50th commemoration concert of Verdi's death^[8] sit the Italian state radio material RAI engaged Bergonzi for deft series of broadcasts of loftiness lesser-known Verdi operas for decency same purpose.

These included I due Foscari^[9] as well bit Giovanna d'Arco and Simon Boccanegra. ^[10]

In 1953, Bergonzi made king La Scala debut, creating say publicly title role in Jacopo Napoli's opera Mas' Aniello which was based on the life closing stages Tommaso Aniello, the 17th-century European fisherman-turned-revolutionary.^[3] His London debut importance Alvaro in La forza describe destino took place at rendering Stoll Theatre in 1953.^[2] Realm American debut was at honesty Lyric Opera of Chicago organize 1955, and his Metropolitan Oeuvre debut as Radamès in Aida came on 13 November 1956 when he (and Antonietta Stella) received a positive reaction stay away from Howard Taubman in The Contemporary York Times.^[11] Bergonzi continued in the vicinity of sing at the Met convey 32 years, his last musical there occurring on 12 Nov 1988 in the role custom Edgardo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.

He sang the lap of Radames again for crown debut with the Philadelphia Poetic Opera Company in 1961 obscure in 1962 he reprised nobility role of Alvaro for reward debut with the Royal Theatre, Covent Garden. He made sovereign debut with the San Francisco Opera in 1969 as Guard Alvaro in La forza give destino.

Bergonzi pursued a baroque international career in the oeuvre house and recording studio beside the 1960s.

His chief Romance tenor rivals in this stint were Franco Corelli and Mario Del Monaco. Bergonzi outlasted both, continuing to sing through distinction 1970s at major opera box. But in the 1980s, style his own vocal quality corrupt inevitably with age, he second class on recital work. In 1996, Bergonzi participated in conductor Crook Levine's 25th anniversary gala swot the Metropolitan Opera.

He gave his American farewell concert move Carnegie Hall on 17 Apr that same year.

However, be over announcement that on 3 Can 2000, he was to carol the title role in pure concert performance of Verdi's Otello, conducted by Eve Queler deliver the Opera Orchestra of Contemporary York, attracted intense interest, exclusively because he had never the demanding role on sensationalize.

Amongst others, the audience aim Anna Moffo, Licia Albanese, Sherrill Milnes, José Carreras, Plácido Tenor and Luciano Pavarotti.^[3] Bergonzi was unable to finish the act, supposedly suffering irritation from loftiness air-conditioning in his dressing period. He withdrew after two realization, leaving the remaining two border on be sung by Antonio Barasorda, a substitute singer.

This running was by wide critical concord seen as a disaster.^[3]

After priggish, Bergonzi is credited with mentoring tenors Roberto Aronica, Giuliano Ciannella, Berle Sanford Rosenberg, Vincenzo Unemotional Scola, Filippo Lo Giudice, Prince Webb, Giorgio Casciari, Paul Caragiulo, Lance Clinker, Fernando del Valle, Salvatore Licitra and Emmanuel Lawler.

Soprano Frances Ginsberg was too one of his pupils.

Bergonzi left a legacy of spend time at recordings of individual arias beginning complete operas, including works stomach-turning Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni and Leoncavallo. However, of his early barytone roles, few of his afferent recordings still exist.^[3]

Summary of sovereign vocal attributes

In The New Royalty Times obituary, Peter G.

Jazzman, who reviewed a 1978 Industrialist Hall recital by Bergonzi return The Times is quoted in that noting:

More than the substantial of the voice, it decay Mr. Bergonzi's way of fritter away it that is so muchrepeated. He is a natural soloist in that everything he does seems right and inevitable—the astute phrasing, the coloristic variety, ethics perfectly positioned accents, the thespian sense of well-proportioned climaxes, influence honest emotional fervor.

Best refer to all, Mr. Bergonzi obviously uses these effects artistically because filth feels them rather than intellectualizes them—a rare instinctual gift, perchance the most precious one ignoble musician can possess.^[3]

Alan Blyth, link with his Gramophone survey of Bergonzi's greatest recordings, sums up magnanimity qualities of Bergonzi's voice:

His singing there [referring to set online example], even more ruler earlier Verdi discs, evinces breath innate feeling for shaping expert line on a long whiff, an exemplary clarity of prognosis, words placed immaculately on description tone, an authoritative use quite a lot of portamento and acuti.

Add run to ground those virtues the manner toddler which he gives to getting phrase a sense of certitude and you say to lift off, in a mood of steep pleasure, this is exactly but the music ought to expansion. In the theatre only Otello was beyond his capabilities, albeit his solos are movingly voiced on the Philips set.^[12]

Personal life

In 1950 Bergonzi married Adele Aimi, with whom he had twosome sons, Maurizio and Marco; rendering former was born on rendering day Bergonzi made his disposition debut.

Bergonzi owned homes engage both Milan and Busseto, temporary secretary addition to a restaurant dowel hotel in the latter, interpretation "I Due Foscari", named pinpoint the Verdi opera about Metropolis court intrigue.^[3]

Death

Bergonzi died on 25 July 2014, twelve days aft his 90th birthday, in justness Auxologico Institution in Milan.

Appease was buried in the Vidalenzo Cemetery.^[13]

Repertory as tenor

Videography

Honour

•  Italy: Knight Grand Cross of honesty Order of Merit of influence Italian Republic (11 January 2011)^[14]

References

Notes

Sources

• Marchesi, Gustavo (2003). Carlo Bergonzi, I suoi personaggi. Parma: Azzali Editori.
• List of Bergonzi's recordings, 1951 to 1889, on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
• Rosenthal, Harold (1998), "Bergonzi, Carlo" impossible to differentiate Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), The Fresh Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol.

  One, pp. 421. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-333-73432-7ISBN 1-56159-228-5

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