Oslavio di Pianduni

His father was a painter and sculptor from Genova while his mother was from Montevideo.

His voice was discovered by Ernesto Amato, a brother of Pasquale Amato, and he started studying voice with Charlotte Bernhardt.

1961 to 1965, he sang comprimario parts in Montevideo while undertaking some first major roles such as Rinuccio and Lyonel.

1965 to 1967, he studied singing again at the conservatory in Köln.

1967/68, he was a member of the opera studio at the Köln opera.

His career developed as follows:

1968–70, Klagenfurt

1970, tour with the Salzburger Mozart-Oper singing mainly Belmonte.

1970–75, Stadttheater Bielefeld where he sang Tamino, Alfredo, Hans, Riccardo, Manrico, Hoffmann, José, Pinkerton, Calaf, Barinkay, Paganini

1975/76, Theater am Gärtnerplatz, München

1976–78, Vienna Volksoper

1979–82, Theater Kiel

1982–84, Stadttheater Bremen

He also made many guest appearances in Zürich (as Emilio Memmi in Massimilla Doni by Othmar Schoeck and as Edmund in Lear by Aribert Reimann, 1988), Hannover (Chénier, 1980), Wiesbaden, Kassel, Bonn, Wuppertal, Innsbruck (as Luigi, German), Oslo (18 November 1989, first Otello with Kjersti Ekeberg, Knut Skram, Torhild Staahlen, Ulf Oien, Svein Erik Sagbraten, Roald Nygard, Trond Halstein Moe, B. Morch-Olsen, Martin Turnovsky)

He also gave lieder concerts (the first in 1962 in Montevideo).
Reference: Kutsch & Riemens