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Mario Petri
Mario Petri (21 January 1922, Perugia – 26 January 1985, Città della Pieve) was an Italian operatic bass-baritone particularly associated with Mozart and Rossini roles.
Life and career.
Petri began his career after World War II, making his stage debut in 1947 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where he sang the following year the role of Creonte in the premiere of Stravinsky's "Oedipus Rex", he also sang there his first Don Giovanni in 1950, a role he quickly
been admired for her performances in Baroque opera. Retired from the stage, she now devotes her time to teaching singing.
Biography.
Adani was born in Palanzano. She studied voice at the Parma Conservatory with Ettore Campogalliani and at the L'Accademia di La Scala with Giulio Confalonieri. In 1954 she made her professional opera debut at La Scala as Barbarina in "Le nozze di Figaro" with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as the Countess, Irmgard Seefried as Susanna, Mario Petri as the Count, and Rolando Panerai as Figaro. She returned