Previous posts for July 13th are found here: Carlo Bergonzi (2019). Ernest Gold (2020), Huw Watkins (2021), and Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (2022)
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Carlo Bergonzi (13 July 1924 – 25 July 2014) was an Italian tenor best known for his Verdi roles.
Career Move
In 1948, he made his debut as a baritone in the role of Figaro in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. Other baritone roles which he undertook included those of Doctor Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, Enrico Ashton in Lucia di Lammermoor, Silvio in Pagliacci, Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana, Marcello in La bohème, the title role in Rigoletto, and Georgio Germont in La traviata. – adapted from Wikipedia
It may be surprising to hear
That Bergonzi began his career
In the baritone range,
But he opted to change,
A sagacious decision, it’s clear!
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