- Sergio Franchi
Sergio Franchi (
April 6 ,1926 –May 1 ,1990 ) was an Italiantenor .He was born in
Cremona ,Italy . His sister is singerDana Valery . His father wanted him to become an electrical engineer, so he studied both music and engineering simultaneously.The family moved to
South Africa in 1952, where Sergio worked part-time as a draftsman, while continuing to study music. He later returned to Italy to study withRossi Masetti inMilan .He toured extensively in Europe, and, in 1962, he undertook an American tour. In 1972, he became an American citizen.
Franchi made his
New York City Broadway mark by being chosen byRichard Rodgers andStephen Sondheim to take the part of Renato De Rossi oppositeElizabeth Allen as Leona Samish, in the Rodgers/Sondheim musical "Do I Hear a Waltz? " The show was not well received at first but managed to run 200 performances beginningMarch 18 ,1965 . The title song has become popular in the repertoire.After his death from
brain cancer inStonington, Connecticut at the age of 64, a foundation was formed in his name to give out scholarships to talented singing students of limited means. [ [http://www.sergiofranchi.com/ Sergio Franchi Foundation website] ]External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289972 Sergio Franchi at IMDB]
ee also
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List of notable brain tumor patients
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