Opera Australia mourns popular Italian coach

Opera Australia mourns popular Italian coach

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norman lebrecht

July 29, 2014

Renato Fresia-Verdino, who coached singers at Opera Australia for 25 years, died suddenly on Sunday of a heart attack. He was 64.

Renato had also taught singers in New Zealand and Wales. A a kid in Rome, he played crowd scenes in Ben Hur.

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