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JOHN DEL CARLO Obituary
The Metropolitan Opera mourns the untimely death of bass-baritone John Del Carlo, a gifted artist and treasured colleague who sang more than 300 Met performances of 20 roles over the course of his 23-year career with the company. John made his debut in 1993 as Kothner in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg and sang what would be his final Met performances, the roles of Benoit and Alcindoro in Puccini's La Boheme, during the 2015-16 season. He was perhaps bestknown to opera lovers for his portrayals of comic characters like Dr. Bartolo in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro; the title character in Donizetti's Don Pasquale; and Frank in Strauss's Die Fledermaus. We offer our sincerest condolences to his daughter Jeanine, and his friends and admirers around the world. Peter Gelb, General Manager James Levine, Music Director Emeritus
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Laureen Sabella
August 11, 2025
Just adding a correction to my recently submitted post. I meant to write earthly instead of earthy.
Rest in peace, John
Laureen Sabella
August 11, 2025
John was a year ahead of me in grammar school. He was in my brother´s class. The nuns stopped him from singing in church on Sundays because they said he overpowered everyone. Something like that. So he was forced to sit and be quiet. I love that memory and how he used his creative gift. I imagine him singing with angels now. Rest in peace always, John, but keep singing. Sincere condolences to all missing his earthy presence.
November 29, 2016
I had the great fortune of meeting this artist on three occasions. We have a mutual friend. Un dottor de la mia sorte. We will miss this fine person. The performances were glorious but afterward he was so genuine and charming. My thoughts to his family - he was so dedicated to them
Annie
November 2, 2016
May God's loving kindness comfort you and help you through this sad and difficult time. Psalms 119: 50,76.
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Lance Greenfield
November 2, 2016
John Del Carlo and I go way back to our days in George Washington High School (circa 1965-1968). He got his acting and singing bug when he got the lead role in our high school production of Oklahoma! He was Curly and I was Ali Hakim. A few days before our performances were scheduled, he came down with appendicitis, and never got to do the show! He was devastated. Lucky for us he was not undeterred. After high school he went on to San Francisco's Academy of Music, and started with the Merola Opera Company. Always following where he was singing, I managed to catch a PBS airing of Boheme last December, and we touched bases. His busy schedule, whether in San Francisco at the Opera Company, or San Diego, Seattle, or New York, to name a few, precluded our getting together for a reunion -- but he was always thought of, and will always be thought of. A great guy, no doubt a terrific father, a good friend to all who crossed his paths, and a consummate opera singer with a legacy that will live on for aspiring bass-baritones listening to CDs featuring him.
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