JOHN DEL CARLO

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

May God's loving kindness comfort you and help you through this sad and difficult time. Psalms 119: 50,76.

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.