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Giorgio Zancanaro

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Listen to La traviata, Act 2 "Di sprezzo degno" by Alastair Miles, The Ambrosian Singers, Carlo Rizzi, David Barrell, Edita Gruberová, Giorgio Zancanaro, Kim Begley, London Symphony Orchestra, Neil Shicoff, Patricia Spence & Peter Sidhom, see lyrics, music video & more!

La traviata, Act 2 "Di sprezzo degno"Alastair Miles, The Ambrosian Singers, Carlo Rizzi, David Barrell, Edita Gruberová, Giorgio Zancanaro, Kim Begley, London Symphony Orchestra, Neil Shicoff, Patricia Spence & Peter Sidhom

Listen to La traviata, Act 2 "Dite alla giovine" by Carlo Rizzi, Edita Gruberová, Giorgio Zancanaro & London Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

La traviata, Act 2 "Dite alla giovine"Carlo Rizzi, Edita Gruberová, Giorgio Zancanaro & London Symphony Orchestra

Listen to La traviata, Act 2 "Pura siccome un angelo" by Carlo Rizzi, Edita Gruberová, Giorgio Zancanaro & London Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

La traviata, Act 2 "Pura siccome un angelo"Carlo Rizzi, Edita Gruberová, Giorgio Zancanaro & London Symphony Orchestra

Listen to La traviata, Act 2 "Ah: VIve sol quel core" by Carlo Rizzi, Giorgio Zancanaro, London Symphony Orchestra, Neil Shicoff, Nicholas Folwell & Peter Bronder, see lyrics, music video & more!

La traviata, Act 2 "Ah: VIve sol quel core"Carlo Rizzi, Giorgio Zancanaro, London Symphony Orchestra, Neil Shicoff, Nicholas Folwell & Peter Bronder

Listen to La traviata, Act 2 "Di Provenza il mar" by Carlo Rizzi, Giorgio Zancanaro, London Symphony Orchestra & Neil Shicoff, see lyrics, music video & more!

La traviata, Act 2 "Di Provenza il mar"Carlo Rizzi, Giorgio Zancanaro, London Symphony Orchestra & Neil Shicoff

Listen to William Tell, Act II: "Giuriam, giuriam pei nostri danni" by Giorgio Surjan, Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti, see lyrics, music video & more!

William Tell, Act II: "Giuriam, giuriam pei nostri danni"Giorgio Surjan, Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti

Listen to William Tell, Act II: "Allor che scorre de'forti il sangue" by Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Giorgio Surjan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti, see lyrics, music video & more!

William Tell, Act II: "Allor che scorre de'forti il sangue"Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Giorgio Surjan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti

Listen to William Tell, Act II: "Alcun vien.Separiamci" by Cheryl Studer, Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Giorgio Surjan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti, see lyrics, music video & more!

William Tell, Act II: "Alcun vien.Separiamci"Cheryl Studer, Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Giorgio Surjan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti

Listen to William Tell, Act II: "Domo, o ciel, da un stranier" by Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Giorgio Zancanaro, Giorgio Surjan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti, see lyrics, music video & more!

William Tell, Act II: "Domo, o ciel, da un stranier"Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Giorgio Zancanaro, Giorgio Surjan, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti

Listen to William Tell, Act II: "Confuso da quel bosco" - "Con ardor richiese il cor" by Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Giorgio Surjan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti, see lyrics, music video & more!

William Tell, Act II: "Confuso da quel bosco" - "Con ardor richiese il cor"Giorgio Zancanaro, Chris Merritt, Giorgio Surjan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti

More albums from Giorgio Zancanaro

Listen to Verdi: Falstaff (Excerpts) by Walter Berry, Pilar Lorengar, Patricia Wise, Christa Ludwig, Giorgio Zancanaro, Francisco Araiza, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Lorin Maazel

ALBUMVerdi: Falstaff (Excerpts)Walter Berry, Pilar Lorengar, Patricia Wise, Christa Ludwig, Giorgio Zancanaro, Francisco Araiza, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera & Lorin Maazel

Listen to Il mito dell'opera: Giorgio Zancanaro by Giorgio Zancanaro

ALBUMIl mito dell'opera: Giorgio ZancanaroGiorgio Zancanaro

Listen to Verdi: La traviata by Alastair Miles, The Ambrosian Singers, Carlo Rizzi, David Barrell, Edita Gruberová, Fabrizio Visentin, Giorgio Zancanaro, Kim Begley, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Neil Shicoff, Nicholas Folwell, Patricia Spence, Peter Bronder & Peter Sidhom

ALBUMVerdi: La traviataAlastair Miles, The Ambrosian Singers, Carlo Rizzi, David Barrell, Edita Gruberová, Fabrizio Visentin, Giorgio Zancanaro, Kim Begley, London Symphony Orchestra, Monica Bacelli, Neil Shicoff, Nicholas Folwell, Patricia Spence, Peter Bronder & Peter Sidhom

Listen to Rossini: Guglielmo Tell by Giorgio Zancanaro, Cheryl Studer, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti

ALBUMRossini: Guglielmo TellGiorgio Zancanaro, Cheryl Studer, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti

Listen to Verdi: Attila by Cheryl Studer, Giorgio Zancanaro, Neil Shicoff & Samuel Ramey

ALBUMVerdi: AttilaCheryl Studer, Giorgio Zancanaro, Neil Shicoff & Samuel Ramey

Listen to Giordano: Andrea Chénier by Hungarian State Orchestra, Ferenc Sapszon, István Rozsos, József Moldvai, Giorgio Zancanaro, Tamara Takács, Eva Marton, Klára Takács, Gábor Vághelyi, Hungarian State Radio and Television Chorus, José Carreras & The Children's Choir of the Hungarian State Opera

ALBUMGiordano: Andrea ChénierHungarian State Orchestra, Ferenc Sapszon, István Rozsos, József Moldvai, Giorgio Zancanaro, Tamara Takács, Eva Marton, Klára Takács, Gábor Vághelyi, Hungarian State Radio and Television Chorus, José Carreras & The Children's Choir of the Hungarian State Opera

About Giorgio Zancanaro

Hometown

Verona, Italy

Born

1939

Genre

Classical

Giorgio Zancanaro has had a solid European career despite a complete lack of formal training. He was a policeman when he began singing. His major roles are Rigoletto, Escamillo (Carmen), Germont Pére (Traviata), Enrico Ashton (Lucia di Lammermoor), the High Priest (Samson et Dalila) and Renato in Un ballo in Maschera. He was particularly known for his Verdi roles, and for EMI recorded Rigoletto, Attila, La Forze del Destino, and Les Vepres Siciliennes.