Franck Ferrari (12 January 1963 – 18 June 2015[1]) was a French baritone.
Biography edit
Born in Nice, in a family of Italian origin, of a boxer father and a basketball mother and captain of the Cavigal Nice Basket,[2] Ferrari studied at the Conservatory of Nice.[3] After getting committed to parachuting at the age of 18, he returned to music. Thanks to his hard work, he became a renowned singer and performed on major international stages.
He died in 2015 at 52 years of age from a long illness.[4][1]
Distinctions edit
Repertoire edit
Ferrari mastered about thirty roles in French and Italian opera from the 19th century. He interpreted his favourite role of Escamillo, in Carmen, both in France under the direction of Jean-Claude Casadesus and Michel Plasson, and in Los Angeles and Turin.
In October 2010, he interpreted the title role of Œdipe by Georges Enesco at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse under the artistic direction of Nicolas Joel.[1]
With pianist Dalton Baldwin, he recorded the complete melodies of Jacques Ibert.
Roles on stage (selection) edit
- Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande, Paris Opera (2004)
- Marcello in La Bohème, Paris Opera (2005)
- Paolo in Simon Boccanegra, Paris Opera (2006)
- Les quatre rôles de basse in Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Paris Opera (2007)
- Oedipus in Œdipe, Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse (2010)
- Scarpia in Tosca, Opéra de Paris (2011).[5]
- Capulet in Roméo et Juliette, la Scala of Milan (2011)
References edit
- ^ a b c Marie-Aude Roux (18 June 2015). "Le baryton français Franck Ferrari est mort". Le Monde. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Alain Duault (2012). Dictionnaire amoureux de l'Opéra. EDI8. p. 339. ISBN 9782259219785.
- ^ "Présentation de Franck Ferrari". Festival Avenches Opéra. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Le baryton niçois Franck Ferrari est décédé". www.nicematin.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Sylvain Angonin. "Tosca - Paris (Bastille)". forumopera.com.
External links edit
- Franck Ferrari at AllMusic
- Franck Ferrari on Discogs
- Décès de Franck Ferrari on Forum Opéra
- Décès du baryton français Franck Ferrari Le Figaro (19 June 2015)
- Le Roi d'YS final act 2/ Franck Ferrari /Koch /Guliashvili on YouTube
