Singing career Vasle was born in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina, where he received his diploma as a singer at the Superior Institute of Arte (Instituto Superior de Arte) of the
Teatro Colón. He was a finalist at the
Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition in
Philadelphia. Since 1990, he is a member of the solo ensemble of the
SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, where he has done a long line of important bass roles: Zahari, Lindorf, Coppelius, Dappertuto, Miracle, don Alfonso, Ferrando, Escamillo, Martin Krpan, St. Bris, Ramfis... He also took part in guest appearances in
Australia,
Brazil, the
Czech Republic,
Italy,
Canada,
Kosovo,
Peru,
Uruguay, and elsewhere. He has also performed in a lot of oratorios of Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Verdi and lieder recitals.
Journalism He received his journalist degree at the Journalism Academy in
Buenos Aires. In the 1970s, he was employed at the
Mercado weekly magazine, which was at the time considered the most influential in the world of business and economy in the country. He also wrote columns about football for the
Crónica. Later, he co-founded and became the chief editor of a musical magazine
ProMúsica. As a professional commentator of classical music, he took part of the show
Matutino 103, which was at the time anchored by the well-known
Luis Garibotti and received the
Ondas award for the highest level of excellency for Spanish language broadcasts. In his native
Slovenia, he published articles about association football in South America in the local
Delo newspaper. He had a column in the
Dnevnik called Volej z odra (
A volley from backstage), and is still an occasional participant in its Saturday supplement, Objektiv. Since 2008, he comments on the broadcasts of South American football matches at the local television station
Šport TV. == Discography ==