Franco Bonisolli, 65; Leading Tenor With Vienna State Opera
Franco Bonisolli, an Italian tenor who performed with the Vienna State Opera for decades, has died at the age of 65, the opera house said Thursday.
Bonisolli died during the night, opera spokeswoman Margarete Arnold said. She did not identify the cause of death or say where he died.
Bonisolli made his opera debut as Ruggero in Puccini’s “La Rondine” at Italy’s Spoleto Festival in 1962, later singing the part of the Prince in Prokofiev’s “The Love for Three Oranges.”
His debut with the Vienna State Opera came in 1968, and he eventually performed with top opera houses worldwide, including the Metropolitan Opera, where he made his debut in 1970. He appeared in 25 performances at the Met over the next two decades.
He performed at the Vienna State Opera for the last time in 2000 as Manrico in “Il Trovatore,” the opera house said.
Bonisolli was born May 25, 1938, in the northern Italian city of Rovereto.
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