Carlo Colombara

Карло Коломбара - оперный певец (бас).

The bass Carlo Colombara studied with Paride Venturi in his native Bologna. He first caught the public"s attention in 1986 when he was designated as the best Italian singer at the renowned G.B. Viotti Competition in Vercelli. The following year, he won the "Concorso As.Li.Co." in Milan and debuted at some of Italy"s most prestigious opera houses in quick succession. He portrayed Silva in Verdi"s "Ernani" at Rome"s Teatro dell"Opera, Seneca in Monteverdi"s "L"incoronazione di Poppea" at Bologna"s Teatro Comunale, and Creon in Stravinsky"s "Oedipus Rex" at Venice"s Teatro La Fenice.

Soon called upon to make international guest appearances in cities such as Tokyo, London, Berlin and at the Vienna State Opera, he rapidly carved a reputation for himself as one of the leading opera singers of his generation. He made his acclaimed debut at Milan"s La Scala in 1989 as Procida in "I Vespri Siciliani" under the direction of Riccardo Muti. This was followed by further successful roles at Italy"s leading opera house, including Archibaldo in Montemezzi"s "L"amore dei tre Re" in 1995, Zaccaria in "Nabucco" in 1996 and, again under Muti, Banco in "Macbeth" for the opening of the 1997 opera season.

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