Q&A in italianoWhen did you start singing? When I was a girl.Why did you start singing? For my own personal enjoyment.Which singer inspired you most when you were young? No one.Which singer do you most admire? The good ones.What’s your favourite role? More than one... all the masterpieces.What role have you never played but would have … [Read more...] about Fiorenza Cossotto answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Ivo Vinco
Italian bass Ivo Vinco dies at 86
Ivo Vinco: born Bosco Chiesanuova, Verona, 8 November 1927; died Verona, 8 June 2014Italian bass Ivo Vinco died yesterday at the age of 86 in Verona, just thirty kilometres from where he was born, Bosco Chiesanuova, and in the city where he studied singing at the Liceo Musicale until transferring to Milan's La Scala Academy.His début came in 1954, in Verona, when he … [Read more...] about Italian bass Ivo Vinco dies at 86