Today is our first off-book rehearsal for I Due Foscari. Color me panicked. Rigoletto was a lot of words to learn, but it was mostly vernacular Italian. This piece uses a lot of poetic wording, and is frankly being a pain in my ass. I'll write again once I've reviewed my score. :)
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Who is this guy? Campbell Vertesi is an operatic bass, of the very low sort. His fach is sometimes called "Basso Profundo" - that's Italian for "he sings really low." Even lower than most basses, which is a bit frightening. He specializes in bass roles like Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Sparafucile (Rigoletto), and Colline (La Bohème). This site chronicles Campbell's progress as he begins a career as a young opera singer. If you would like to know more, or wish to submit a complaint about any of the content posted here, please feel free to send him an email.
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