- Carlo Bergonzi was born on July 13, 1924 in Vidalenzo, Polesine Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for Moonstruck (1987), Son of Rambow (2007) and No Reservations (2007). He was married to Adele Aimi. He died on July 25, 2014 in Milan, Italy.
- SpouseAdele Aimi(1950 - July 25, 2014) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenMaurizio BergonziMarco Bergonzi
- Opera singer (tenor).
- His son, Marco, owns a restaurant in Busseto (Giuseppe Verdi's birthplace) called "Due Foscari", like a famous Verdi opera
- In 1955, he made his US debut with the Lyric Theater of Chicago (now the Lyric Opera of Chicago) as Luigi in Puccini's "Il Tabarro." In 1956, he made his Met debut as Radames in "Aida".
- He made his operatic debut in 1948 as a baritone, singing the title part in Rossini's "Barber of Seville" in southern Italy. After realizing that tenor parts were better suited for his voice, he made a second debut, as a tenor, in the title role in Umberto Giordano's "Andrea Chénier" in Bari in 1951.
- As a youth, he sang in church. He attended the Parma Conservatory. During WWII, he spent three years in a German concentration camp for his anti-Nazi activities. He returned home after the war weighing less than 90 pounds.
- I know I don't look like Rudolph Valentino. I know what a proper physique should be for the parts I sing, but I have tried to learn to act through the voice. The proper, pure expression of the line is the most important thing.
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