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Andrew Foldi -LRB- Foldi Andras , 20 July 1926 -- 21 November 2007 -RRB- was a Hungarian-American bass baritone and educator whose singing career spanned four decades .. Hungarian. Hungarian people. American. United States. bass baritone. bass baritone. Born in Budapest , Hungary and raised in Chicago , Illinois , Foldi made his professional debut in 1954 , as Biondello in Vittorio Giannini 's The Taming of the Shrew at Lyric Opera of Chicago .. Vittorio Giannini. Vittorio Giannini. The Taming of the Shrew. The Taming of the Shrew ( opera ). Lyric Opera of Chicago. Lyric Opera of Chicago. During the next two decades , Foldi established himself as a character actor of the first rank in opera houses throughout Europe and the U.S. , among them La Scala , Wiener Staatsoper , Zurich Opera , Glyndebourne Opera , Cincinnati Zoo Opera and Santa Fe Opera .. La Scala. La Scala. Wiener Staatsoper. Wiener Staatsoper. Zurich Opera. Zurich Opera. Glyndebourne Opera. Glyndebourne Opera. Cincinnati Zoo Opera. Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Santa Fe Opera. Santa Fe Opera. He created the roles of Mr. Parker in Norman Dello Joio 's Blood Moon at San Francisco Opera -LRB- 1961 -RRB- and John W. Diller in Armin Schibler 's dance-burlesque Blackwood & Co. -LRB- Das Jubliamsbett -RRB- at Zurich Opera -LRB- 1962 -RRB- .. Zurich Opera. Zurich Opera. Norman Dello Joio. Norman Dello Joio. Blood Moon. Blood Moon ( opera ). San Francisco Opera. San Francisco Opera. Armin Schibler. Armin Schibler. He made the first of his eighty-five appearances at the Metropolitan Opera in 1975 , as Alberich in Das Rheingold .. Metropolitan Opera. Metropolitan Opera. Das Rheingold. Das Rheingold. During his years on the roster , Foldi appeared as Schigolch in the company premieres of Alban Berg 's Lulu -LRB- directed by John Dexter , 1977 , which was published on DVD in 2010 -RRB- and Dansker in Benjamin Britten 's Billy Budd -LRB- 1978 -RRB- as well as playing Dr. Bartolo in the premiere of Gunther Rennert 's Met staging of Le Nozze di Figaro -LRB- 1975 -RRB- .. Alban Berg. Alban Berg. Lulu. Lulu ( opera ). John Dexter. John Dexter. Benjamin Britten. Benjamin Britten. Billy Budd. Billy Budd. Gunther Rennert. Gunther Rennert. Le Nozze di Figaro. Le Nozze di Figaro. By the time his unforgettably seedy Schigolch shuffled through the Met premiere of Berg 's opera , the role had become a career specialty for Foldi , who sang more than 100 performances of Lulu in San Francisco and Europe before his first New York Schigolch .. Lulu. Lulu ( opera ). Foldi continued to sing the role throughout the 1980s , with memorable appearances in Santa Fe -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , Chicago -LRB- 1987 -RRB- and at the Met -LRB- 1988 -RRB- .. He was also well known for the comic part of the quack `` snake oil '' salesman , Dr. Dulcamara , in L'Elisir d'Amore by Gaetano Donizetti .. L'Elisir d'Amore. L'Elisir d'Amore. Gaetano Donizetti. Gaetano Donizetti. Foldi was also active as a teacher and as an author .. In 1979 , he joined the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music and went on to serve a decade-long tenure as the chairman and artistic director of its opera department .. Cleveland Institute of Music. Cleveland Institute of Music. From 1991 until 1995 , Foldi served as director of the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists ; he was succeeded by Richard Pearlman .. American. United States. Lyric Opera Center for American Artists. Lyric Opera of Chicago#Lyric Opera Center for American Artists. Richard Pearlman. Richard Pearlman. In 1999 , Leyerle published `` Foldi 's Opera  : An Accident Waiting to Happen '' , a collection of humorous reminiscences .. At the time of his death , he was married to Marta Justus and had two stepsons named Greg Hancock and Chris Hancock .. Previously , he was married to Leona with whom he had two biological children named Nancy Foldi and David Foldi .