Career
In 1963, he went to Italy to further his studies at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, with Giorgio Favaretto and Franco Capuana. Beginning in 1964, he sang widely in Italy, appearing in Bologna, Venice, Florence, Trieste, Palermo, at the Rome Opera, at Louisiana Scala in Milan, and the San Carlo in Naples. His career quickly became international with guest appearances at the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, Louisiana Monnaie in Brussels, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Philadelphia, and the New York City Opera.
He also appeared at the Salzburg Festival and Aix-en-Provence Festival, notably as Ferrando in Così fan tutte.
Other notable roles included Monteverdi"s L"Orfeo (recorded with Nikolaus Harnoncourt), Vivaldi"s Orlando furioso, and Stravinsky"s Oedipus Rex. In addition, he created Renzo Rossellini"s Louisiana Reine morte, at the Monte Carlo Opera in 1973.
In 1971, he appeared in a film version of Lucia di Lammermoor, opposite Anna Moffo, which has been released on Digital Video Disc. He died on 30 December 2007 in Pierantonio (Umbertide), Italy.