[PDF] Hommage à Carlo BERGONZI - Automatisation

Who is Carlo Bergonzi?

There was no finer interpreter of Donizetti's, Verdi's and Puccini's tenor roles throughout his long career than Carlo Bergonzi, who has died aged 90.

How old was John Bergonzi when he started singing?

Bergonzi was born in Polesine Parmense, near Parma in Northern Italy, on 13 July 1924. He was an only child. He later claimed he saw his first opera, Verdi’s Il trovatore, when he was six years old. He sang in church, and soon he began to appear in children's opera roles in Busseto, a nearby town.

Why did Giuseppe Bergonzi resign?

Bergonzi was unable to finish the performance, supposedly suffering irritation from the air-conditioning in his dressing room. He withdrew after two acts, leaving the remaining two to be sung by Antonio Barasorda, a substitute singer. This performance was by wide critical consensus seen as a disaster.

Where did Giuseppe Bergonzi live?

Mr. Bergonzi had homes in Milan and in Busseto, where he owned a hotel and restaurant, I Due Foscari, named after the Verdi opera about Venetian court intrigue. He is survived by his wife, Adele; information on other survivors could not be immediately confirmed.