Ferruccio Furlanetto
Bass
Born May 16, 1949 in Sacile, Italy (77 years old)
Opera
Ferruccio Furlanetto is an Italian bass. His professional debut was in 1974 in Lonigo, he debuted at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 1979, in a production of Verdi's Macbeth, conducted by Claudio Abbado. He has gone on to sing numerous roles, including both Don Giovanni and Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Philip II in Verdi's Don Carlos, Figaro in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Gremin in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Zaccaria in Verdi's Nabucco, Méphistophélès in Gounod's Faust, Orestes in Strauss' Elektra, Fiesco in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, the title role of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, as well as many other roles.
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Career Trajectory
Ferruccio Furlanetto emerged as a late-blooming vocalist who, after abandoning classical studies at twenty-two, developed under the legendary pedagogue Ettore Campogalliani into one of the era's most authoritative bass interpreters. His international breakthrough came in 1986 with his portrayal of King Philip II in *Don Carlo* at Salzburg under Karajan, establishing him as the preeminent voice for the great Verdi and Russian bass roles. Over four decades, he has commanded the stages of the world's leading opera houses, becoming the first Italian bass to sing Boris Godunov at the Mariinsky Theatre and earning the honorific title of Kammersänger.
Career Highlight
International breakthrough performance as King Philip II in Verdi's *Don Carlo* at the Salzburg Easter Festival in 1986 under Herbert von Karajan; first Italian bass to perform Boris Godunov at the Mariinsky Theatre
At a Glance
- Voice
- Bass
- Nationality
- Italian
- Born
- 1949 · Sacile, Italy
- Active since
- 1986
Principal Houses
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Career Arc
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1949Born in Sacile, Italy
1986International breakthrough performance as King Philip II in Verdi's *Don Carlo* at the Salzburg Easter Festival in 1986 under Herbert von Karajan; first Italian bass to perform Boris Godunov at the Mariinsky Theatre
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