Paolo Gavanelli (born 1959) is an Italian operatic baritone, born in
Monselice
Monselice (; vec, Monséłexe ) is a town and municipality (comune) located in northeastern Italy, in the Veneto region, in the province of Padua about southwest of the city of Padua, at the southern edge of the Euganean Hills (''Colli Euganei ...
in the Province of Padua. He studied law before turning to singing. He made his debut as Leporello in ''
Don Giovanni'' in 1985 at the
Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo. He is particularly known in the latter part of his career for his interpretations of
Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
an baritone roles, and he has sung in the major opera houses of Europe and North America, including
La Scala, the
Paris Opera House,
Covent Garden in London and the
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is oper ...
in New York.
Awards
2008 Grammy Awards Nomination in the category "Best Opera Recording" for ''
La traviata''
[ CBS News (7 December 2007)]
"2008 Grammy Winners"
Retrieved 5 November 2016.
References
External links
*
*McHugh, Dominic (3 November 2007)
''Musical Criticism'' (lengthy interview)
Italian operatic baritones
1959 births
Living people
{{Italy-opera-singer-stub