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Born | Marcello Guagliardo 25 January 1963 |
Died | 5 October 2019 Augusta, Sicily, Italy | (aged 56)
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Marcello Giordani (born Marcello Guagliardo; 25 January 1963 – 5 October 2019) was an Italian operatic tenor.
He sang leading roles of the Italian and French repertoire in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. He worked with the New York Metropolitan Opera, where he sang in over 240 performances from the time of his debut there in 1993. He founded the Marcello Giordani Foundation to help young opera singers.
Giordani died on 5 October 2019 in Augusta, Sicily from a heart attack at the age 56.[1]