"After seeing Pavarotti on tv, I told my mum: I want to be like him"

Tenor Lorenzo Rositano grew up in Sydney speaking Calabrian and English. Thanks to Luciano Pavarotti, he decided to learn Italian.

Lorenzo Rositano Source: courtesy of Lorenzo Rositano

Growing bilingual in Australia: young Lorenzo Positano discovered his passion for Bel Canto watching the great Luciano Pavarotti on tv.

Fluent in Calabrian and English, he had to learn proper Italian and the right enunciation to fulfill his dream of becoming an Opera singer.

Listen to Lorenzo Positano's story as told to SBS Italian on the audio-player.

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