- Born
- Died
- Vincenzo La Scola was born on January 26, 1958 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for Les contes d'Hoffmann (2004), Simon Boccanegra (2002) and I due Foscari (2001). He died on April 15, 2011 in Mersin, Mediterranean, Turkey.
- Opera singer (tenor).
- He studied in Modena, Italy with Arrigo Pola and Carlo Bergonzi.
- As a child, he learned to play the flute and guitar. He didn't realize he had an operatic voice until he was in college, studying biology.
- At 21, he came to the attention of Luciano Pavarotti, who recommended his own voice teacher, Arrigo Pola. He also studied with tenor Carlo Bergonzi.
- I set up a sort 'audition' for my family to show them what I could do. My father would not listen and stood out on our balcony. But soon he comes in and is crying, saying 'My son can sing.'
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