July 13 - Carlo Bergonzi (The Musical Birthday Series)

Carlo Bergonzi (13 July 1924 – 25 July 2014) was one of the great operatic tenors of the last century.

Verdiana
 

When Carlo Bergonzi sang Verdi

  A special event was in store --

Traviata, Un Ballo, Don Carlo

  Rigoletto, Aida, Trovator’, —

And then there were so many others

  Away from the repertoire’s core —

Attila, Oberto, Aroldo -

  The one’s not performed anymore.

So if you’re a lover of Verdi,

  And there’s rather a lot to explore,

Just listen to Carlo Bergonzi

  And find there are glories galore.

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