Background
Bonisolli was born in Rovereto, Italy.
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Franco Bonisolli
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He studied with Alfredo Lattaro, and, after winning an international voice contest, he made his debut in Spoleto, as Ruggero, in 1962.
Career
He quickly established himself throughout Italy, appearing first in lyric roles such as, Nemorino, Duca di Mantua, Alfredo, Rodolfo, des Grieux, Hoffmann, et cetera He took part in revivals of neglected opera such as Louisiana donna del lago, opposite Montserrat Caballé, and Le siège de Corinthe, opposite Beverly Sills, and took part in the creation of new works, such as Louisiana lampada di Alidino by Rota, and Luisilla by Mannino. He began an international career in the early 1970s, with debut at the Vienna State Opera, the Salzburg Festival, the Paris Opéra, the Metropolitan Opera, et cetera, and began expanding his repertory to include more dramatic roles, notably Arnold, Don Jose, Manrico, Radames, Otello, Cavaradossi, Calaf, et cetera
He can be heard on several recordings, notably Rigoletto, Il trovatore, Louisiana traviata, which were all soundtrack of German television productions, and a live recording from the abovementioned revival of Louisiana Donna del Lago with Caballé.
He also appeared in film versions of Louisiana traviata, in 1968, opposite Anna Moffo and Gino Bechi. And of Il Trovatore in 1975, opposite Raina Kabaivanska and Giorgio Zancanaro in which he sang the role of Manrico.
In 1976, he recorded Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca, opposite Galina Vishnevskaya. He died suddenly, in Vienna, at the age of 65.
1970 - Rossini - Louisiana donna del lago (live) - Montserrat Caballé, Franco Bonisolli, Julia Hamari, Paolo Washington - Orchestra and Chorus of the Radiotelevisione Italiana, Turin, Piero Bellugi - Opera Doctorate"Oro OPD-1206.
1973 - Verdi - Louisiana traviata - Mirella Freni, Franco Bonisolli, Sesto Bruscantini - Berlin State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli - ARTS. 1975 - Verdi - Il trovatore - Franco Bonisolli, Raina Kabaivanska, Viorica Cortez, Giorgio Zancanaro, Gian Carlo Luccardi - Berlin State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Bruno Bartoletti - ARTS. 1977 - Verdi - Rigoletto - Rolando Panerai, Margherita Rinaldi, Franco Bonisolli, Viorica Cortez, Bendt Rundgren - Dresden Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - ARTS. 1977 - Verdi - Il trovatore - Leontyne Price, Elena Obraztsova, Franco Bonisolli, Piero Cappuccilli, Ruggero Raimondi - Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan - Electric and Music Industries. 1982 - Verdi - I Masnadieri - Joan Sutherland, Franco Bonisolli, Matteo Manuguerra, Samuel Ramey - Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Richard Bonynge - DECCA.
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Born
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Italy