Franco Bonisolli |

Franco Bonisolli

He made his debut in 1961 (Spoleto as Ruggiero in Puccini’s The Swallow). After his success in 1963 as the Prince in Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges (ibid.), the singer gained worldwide fame. Since 1972 at the Vienna Opera, since 1970 at the Metropolitan Opera (debut as Count Almaviva). He sang at La Scala from 1969 (Rossini’s opera The Siege of Corinth, etc.).

He performed in many theaters in Europe and America. Among the roles are Duke, Rudolf, Pinkerton, Nemorino, de Grieux in Manon Lescaut by Puccini, Alfred, Manrico and others. public.

Also noteworthy are his performances as Calaf (1981, Covent Garden), in 1982 as Dick Johnson in Puccini’s “Girl from the West” (Berlin), in 1985 at the Arena di Verona Festival (Manrico’s part), and others. title role in André Chénier (conductor Viotti, Capriccio), part of Manrico (conductor Karajan, EMI).

E. Tsodokov