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Wladimiro Ganzarolli -LRB- January 9 , 1932 -- January 13 , 2010 -RRB- was an Italian operatic bass-baritone , particularly associated with Mozart and Rossini roles .. bass-baritone. bass-baritone. Mozart. Mozart. Rossini. Rossini. Born in Venice , he studied in his native city at the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia with Iris Adami Corradetti .. Venice. Venice. Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia. Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia. He made his debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan , as Mephisto in Faust , in 1958 .. Teatro Nuovo. Teatro Nuovo ( Milan ). Milan. Milan. Faust. Faust ( opera ). The following year , he appeared at the Spoleto Festival in Donizetti 's Il duca d'Alba , and at the Piccola Scala in Paisiello 's Nina .. Spoleto Festival. Spoleto Festival. Donizetti. Donizetti. Il duca d'Alba. Il duca d'Alba. Paisiello. Paisiello. Nina. Nina ( opera ). He made his debut at La Scala in 1961 , in the premiere of Pizzetti 's Il Calzare d'Argento .. La Scala. La Scala. Pizzetti. Ildebrando Pizzetti. During the 1962 -- 63 season , he took part in revivals of Meyerbeer 's Les Huguenots , as Nevers , and of Rossini 's Semiramide , as Assur , both opposite Joan Sutherland .. Rossini. Rossini. Meyerbeer. Meyerbeer. Les Huguenots. Les Huguenots. Semiramide. Semiramide. Joan Sutherland. Joan Sutherland. Other notable roles there included ; Dulcamara , Sulpice , Leporello , Figaro , Lescaut , Scarpia , Escamillo , Falstaff , the title roles in Cherubini 's Ali Baba and Hindemith 's Cardillac .. Dulcamara. L'elisir d'amore. Sulpice. La fille du regiment. Leporello. Don Giovanni. Figaro. Le nozze di Figaro. Lescaut. Manon. Scarpia. Tosca. Escamillo. Carmen. Falstaff. Falstaff ( opera ). Cherubini. Cherubini. Ali Baba. Ali Baba. Hindemith. Hindemith. Cardillac. Cardillac. He sang widely in Italy ; Verona , Rome , Florence , Venice , Turin , Bologna , Naples , etc. .. Venice. Venice. Verona. Verona. Florence. Florence. Turin. Turin. Bologna. Bologna. Naples. Naples. In 1964 , he began a long association with the Vienna State Opera , appearing as Escamillo , Figaro , Colline , Ferrando , Alfio , etc. .. Figaro. Le nozze di Figaro. Escamillo. Carmen. Vienna State Opera. Vienna State Opera. Colline. La boheme. Ferrando. Il trovatore. Alfio. Cavalleria rusticana. In 1965 , he made his debut at the Royal Opera House in London , and also appeared at the Monte Carlo Opera , the Liceu in Barcelona , the Teatro Nacional Sao Carlos in Lisbon , the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires , the San Francisco Opera , the Lyric Opera of Chicago , the Dallas Opera , etc. .. Royal Opera House. Royal Opera House. Monte Carlo Opera. Monte Carlo Opera. Liceu. Liceu. Teatro Nacional Sao Carlos. Teatro Nacional Sao Carlos. Teatro Colon. Teatro Colon. San Francisco Opera. San Francisco Opera. Lyric Opera of Chicago. Lyric Opera of Chicago. Dallas Opera. Dallas Opera. Although he sang a wide range of roles , Mozart and Rossini were always at the core of his repertory where his comic talent , wide-ranging voice and clear diction were shown to fine effect notably as Figaro , Leporello , Guglielmo , Mustafa , Selim , Dandini .. Mozart. Mozart. Rossini. Rossini. Leporello. Don Giovanni. Figaro. Le nozze di Figaro. Guglielmo. Cosi fan tutte. Mustafa. L'italiana in Algeri. Selim. Il turco in Italia. Dandini. La Cenerentola. He also enjoyed considerable success as Seneca in Monteverdi 's L'incoronazione di Poppea .. Monteverdi. Monteverdi. L'incoronazione di Poppea. L'incoronazione di Poppea