Silvano Carroli (Venezia 1939 – Lucca 2020) He lost his father at the age of six, he began to attend the oratory of St. Mark's Basilica, but family needs forced him to stop for some time to study music. Only after he getting engaged to his future wife decided to pursue a career as an opera singer. He studied with Maestro Marcello Del Monaco and perfected later with Mario Del Monaco. Later he was admitted to the training school of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, under the leadership of Mario Labroca masters, Francesco Siciliani and Floris Ammannati, debuttandovi in ​​1963 as Marcello in La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini, along with Mirella Freni and James Aragall, with directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Already since 1966 he began to take on the most challenging roles in the repertoire. Greens played Ezio in, Iago in Othello, Renato in Un ballo in maschera, Don Carlo in La Forza del destino, Monforte in I Vespri Siciliani, Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, Simon Boccanegra, Macbeth, Nabucco Nebuchadnezzar, Roger in Jerusalem, Pagano's I Lombardi in the first crusade, Amonasro in Aida.In other authors, Jack Rance in La Fanciulla del West, Michele in Il tabard, Scarpia in Tosca, Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana, Barnaba in La Gioconda, Tonio in Pagliacci, Gianciotto in Francesca da Rimini, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, The Duke D 'Alba, the High Priest of Samson et Dalila.He sang with many distinguished colleagues, including Boris Christoff, Mario Del Monaco, Magda Olivero, Carlo Bergonzi, Cesare Siepi, Opera Singing, Ghena Dimitrova, Montserrat Caballé, Maria Dragoni, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Nicolai Ghiaurov, and under the famous conductors guide, as James Levine, Carlos Kleiber, Zubin Mehta, Peter Maag, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Franco Capuana, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Bruno Bartoletti, Claudio Abbado.In August 2007 at the Arena di Verona he added successfully to the baritone interpretations that as bass in Verdi role of Zaccaria (there are some live recordings where he also sings in the tenor register).The year 2008 saw him star in two productions of La Fanciulla del West: in Rome and at the Convent Garden (with José Cura and conducted by Antonio Pappano). On this occasion the prestigious Times praised Carroli as a star of the evening, for his Jack Rance made with fresh voice and a compelling charisma, without any sign of decline compared to 30 years ago [citation needed]. In 2009 he was Scarpia in Tel Aviv, under the baton of Daniel Oren; many critics have compared his role to that of Tito Gobbi and Ettore Bastianini [citation needed]. In the same year he was also Amonasro in VeronaWhile continuing his artistic activity, Carroli also devoted himself to teaching as holder of the chair of singing at the school for tenors of Del Monaco Foundation.Photo autograph of the famous baritone. Photography; 14,8x10,2 cm Excellent condition