Angelo Lo Forese, sometimes written as Loforese (27 March 1920 Milan – 14 May 2020 Milan), was an Italian lyric tenor.

Life and career

Born on March 27, 1920, in Milan, he began studying music at the age of 18. During World War II, he lived in Switzerland and at the end of the conflict he moved back to Milan, where he studied with Primo Montanari, Emilio Ghirardini, and Aureliano Pertile. He debuted as a

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in the role of Silvio in

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in 1948, while his first role as a tenor was in the role of Manrico in Il Trovatore in 1952. During his long career he sang in more than eighty operas, performing in many theaters in Europe, America and Africa, as well as in Japan. After retiring from the stage he worked as a teacher. The writer Domenico Gullo dedicated the book ''Angelo Loforese - The tenor with the suitcase packed under the bed'' to him in 2012. On 16 March 2013 at the Rosetum cultural center in Milan, at the age of 93, he celebrated 60 years since his debut in the role of Manrico by performing, among other arias, the famous cabaletta " Di quella pira", with the execution of two high Cs. He died in Milan in 2020 at

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, at the age of 100.

Discography

* Riccardo Zandonai, ''Il bacio'' (live, Milan, 1954), with Lina Pagliughi, Rosetta Noli, Rosetta Papagni, dir.

Francesco Molinari Pradelli Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (born 4 July 1911 Bologna; died 8 August 1996 Bologna) was a prominent Italian opera conductor (music), conductor. He studied piano and composition at Bologna, and graduated from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome i ...

- ed. EJS/Lyric Distribution *Riccardo Zandonai, ''Giulietta e Romeo'' (live RAI, Milan, 1955), with Anna Maria Rovere, Renato Capecchi, dir. Angelo Questa - ed. EJS *

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, '' Don Carlo'' (live, Florence, 1956), with

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, Ettore Bastianini,

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, dir.

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- ed. Myto * Pietro Mascagni, '' Cavalleria rusticana'' (live, Tokyo, 1961, DVD), with Giulietta Simionato, Attilio D'Orazi, dir. Giuseppe Morelli - ed. VAI *Riccardo Zandonai, ''Giulietta e Romeo'' (studio, 1961), with Antonietta Mazza Medici, Mario Zanasi, dir. Loris Gavarini - ed. Cetra * Ruggero Leoncavallo, ''

'' (live, Faenza, 1968), with Edy Amedeo, Gianni Maffeo, Giuseppe Lamacchia, dir. Franco Ferraris - ed. Fabbri *

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, '' Medea'' (live, Mantova, 1971), with Magda Olivero, Loris Gambelli, Elena Baggiore, dir.

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- ed. Myto *

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, ''

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'' (live, Barcelona, 1971), with Christiane Eda-Pierre, Enriqueta Tarres, Angeles Chamorro, dir. Ino Savini - ed. Opera Lovers *Il Mito dell'Opera - ANGELO LOFORESE (compilation of live recordings, 1956-2009) - ed. Bongiovanni

Bibliography

* ''Angelo Loforese - Il tenore con la valigia pronta sotto il letto'', by Domenico Gullo, 2012.

References

External links

in Discogs

in AllMusic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lo Forese, Angelo 1920 births 2020 deaths Italian operatic tenors Musicians from Milan