Florence NewsLocal news for Florence, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Italian bass mainstay of repertory at Lyric- April 15, 2008 "He was a lovely colleague, and we're very sorry to hear of his passing." Paolo Washington, the versatile Italian bass who was a mainstay of the Italian repertory at Lyric Opera of Chicago and in other international opera houses, died on April 7 in his native city of Florence. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/florence-il/2008/04/italian-bass-mainstay-of-repertory-at-lyric?... |