Eugenio Fernandi [SEP] voice type
Eugenio Fernandi
Eugenio Fernandi (Pisa, 1922 – 8 August 1991) was an Italian tenor, associated with both lyric and spinto roles.
Eugenio Fernandi was born in Pisa and raised in Valperga, metropolitan city of Turin, where he began his vocal studies with Aureliano Pertile. He later entered the opera school at La Scala in Milan, and began appearing there in small roles. His first major role was as Giovanni Battista in Virgilio Mortari's "La figlia di diavolo" in 1954, followed by the Duke in
at the Metropolitan Opera as the Celestial Voice in Giuseppe Verdi's "Don Carlo" on March 14, 1959 with Eugenio Fernandi in the title role, Leonie Rysanek as Elizabeth, Robert Merrill as Rodrigo, and Nell Rankin as Princess Eboli. This was the beginning of a long association with the Met and the beginning of a lengthy career on the opera stage.
Musical career.
After having made her Met debut, Arroyo moved to Europe where she began to appear in roles with minor opera houses in 1959. While