Other assolutas/sfogatos of the 20th century were Marisa Galvany, Leyla Gencer, and Júlia Várady.
Marisa Tomei | Marisa Monte | Marisa Miller | Marisa Mell | Marisa Pavan | Marisa Paredes | Marisa Galvany | Marisa Berenson | Marisa | Marisa (wrestler) | Marisa Rezende | Marisa Masullo | Marisa Marquez | Marisa Brunner |
He studied at Montclair State College and with Armen Boyajian (also the pedagogue of Marisa Galvany and fellow basso Samuel Ramey), and made his operatic debut with the Paterson Lyric Opera, in 1961.