FRANCO BONISOLLI began an international career in the early 1970s

Franco Bonisolli began an international career in the early 1970s, with debut at the Vienna State Opera, the Salzburg Festival, the Paris Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, etc., and began expanding his repertory to include more dramatic roles, notably Arnold, Don Jose, Manrico, Radames, Otello, Cavaradossi, Calaf, etc.

Franco Bonisolli

Franco Bonisolli was a highly gifted and exciting singer

Franco Bonisolli was a highly gifted and exciting singer with a ringing upper register, but as the years went by his singing became increasingly undisciplined. His eccentric behaviour and his onstage antics earned him the nickname "Il Pazzo" (The Madman), and made him a difficult colleague to work with.
He can be heard on several recordings, notably Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La traviata, which were all soundtrack of German TV productions. He also appeared in 1968, in a film version of La traviata, opposite Anna Moffo and Gino Bechi. In 1976, he recorded Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca, opposite Galina Vishnevskaya.
He died suddenly in Vienna, at the age of 65.

Franco Bonisolli ,italian tenor

Franco Bonisolli -
Franco Bonisolli (May 25, 1938, Rovereto, Italy - October 30, 2003, Vienna, Austria) was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, notably as Manrico and Calaf.