| Biography | A native of Athens, Greece, Dimitri Kavrakos made his professional debut as Zaccaria with the National Theatre of Athens. His Italian debut was as bass soloist in Verdi's Requiem at Spoleto, and his 1976 American debut was in Refice's Cecilia at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. He has recorded the Commendatore in the Glyndebourne Don Giovanni for EMI/Angel under Bernard Haitink, and Lodovico in Otello for Decca/London under Georg Solti. He has also recorded Les Danaides and Rossini's La Petite Messe Solennelle for EMI, and Norma, La Vestale, and Rigoletto for SONY under Riccardo Muti. |