Pier Miranda Ferraro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pier Miranda Ferraro

Italian opera singer

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1924

Place of Birth: Altivole, Veneto, Italy

Date of Death: 18-Jan-2008

Profession: businessperson, singer, opera singer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Pier Miranda Ferraro

  • Pier Miranda Ferraro (October 30, 1924 – January 18, 2008) was an Italian operatic tenor who had an active international opera career from 1951 through 1981.
  • He particularly excelled in the dramatic Italian repertoire with his signature role being the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello.
  • Other important roles in his performance repertoire included Radames in Verdi's Aida, Alvaro in La Forza del Destino, and des Grieux in Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut.
  • He also found success in the German repertoire portraying Wagnerian heroes.
  • Although he was a gifted singer and had a highly impressive list of performance credits, he never achieved the international recognition enjoyed by his most important contemporaries, such as Franco Corelli or Mario Del Monaco.
  • After retiring from the opera stage in 1981 he took up a second highly successful career as a voice teacher.

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