Opera singer. He was a bass who sang all types of parts, but was best known for "buffo" (comic) roles typified by his signature piece, Leporello, in Mozart's "Don Giovanni". Having musical ability that was recognized early, he was trained at the Conservatorio della Pieta de Turchini from age 12, where he studied both voice and violin. In 1809, he sang the alto part in the Mozart "Requiem" on the occasion of the death of Haydn (He would later sing the bass part in the same piece for the funerals of Beethoven in 1827, and Chopin in 1849). He made his operatic debut at the San Carlo, in Naples, in 1812 in Fioravanti's "La Molinara". For the rest of his career, he was a leading bass in the major opera houses of Europe. His La Scala debut was on August 15, 1817, as Dandini in Rossini's "La Cenerentola"...his first London appearance came on March 30, 1830, as Geronimo in "Il Matrimonio Segreto". On January 3, 1842, he gave the world premiere performance of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale", at the Theatre Italien, Paris. One of Schubert's last compositions was a cycle of three songs written for him.
Opera singer. He was a bass who sang all types of parts, but was best known for "buffo" (comic) roles typified by his signature piece, Leporello, in Mozart's "Don Giovanni". Having musical ability that was recognized early, he was trained at the Conservatorio della Pieta de Turchini from age 12, where he studied both voice and violin. In 1809, he sang the alto part in the Mozart "Requiem" on the occasion of the death of Haydn (He would later sing the bass part in the same piece for the funerals of Beethoven in 1827, and Chopin in 1849). He made his operatic debut at the San Carlo, in Naples, in 1812 in Fioravanti's "La Molinara". For the rest of his career, he was a leading bass in the major opera houses of Europe. His La Scala debut was on August 15, 1817, as Dandini in Rossini's "La Cenerentola"...his first London appearance came on March 30, 1830, as Geronimo in "Il Matrimonio Segreto". On January 3, 1842, he gave the world premiere performance of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale", at the Theatre Italien, Paris. One of Schubert's last compositions was a cycle of three songs written for him.
Bio by: Bob Hufford
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