John Del Carlo

John Del Carlo (September 21, 1951, San Francisco — October 29, 2016, Portland, Oregon) was an American bass-baritone who had an active international opera and concert career from 1973 to 2016. Music critic F. Paul Driscoll wrote that "Del Carlo had the distinction of being not only one of the busiest artists in opera but one of the best liked, beloved throughout the U.S. by audiences and by his colleagues for decades." He was particularly active with the San Francisco Opera where he performed regularly from 1973 to 2015, and with the Metropolitan Opera where he appeared in more than 300 performances in 21 seasons from 1993 to 2016.

Life and career Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Del Carlo was trained in the Merola Opera Program at the San Francisco Opera (SFO).

In the late 1970s Del Carlo was a member of the Young Artist Program at the San Diego Opera where he was a frequent guest performer up until his last appearance with the company in 2012 in the title role of Donizetti's Don Pasquale. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Kothner on January 14, 1993.