The man who sang 153 Aidas

The man who sang 153 Aidas

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norman lebrecht

December 01, 2018

Operanostalgia reports the death on November 26 of the great Italian tenor Umberto Borso. He was 95.

After early successes in Italy, Borso made his Metropolitan Opera debut in La Gioconda in 1962.

In a long career he performed He sang 153 times in Aida, 135 Il Trovatore, 78 Andrea Chénier, 66 Tosca, 44 Forza del Destino, 39 Otello.

Comments

  • David Simpson says:

    Great? Well, competent, at best.

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