Kostas Paskalis (1 September 1929, Levadeia - 9 February, 2007, Athens) was a Greek opera singer, one of the leading baritones of the 1960s and 1970s in Europe, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.
In 1966, he created the role of Pentheus in Henze's Die Bassariden, at the Salzburg Festival and also sang at the premiere of the work at La Scala in 1967.
[1] He sang Alfonso in the sensational concert performance of Lucrezia Borgia, opposite Montserrat Caballé, at Carnegie Hall, in 1965.
That same year, he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, as Carlo in La forza del destino alongside Franco Corelli and Cesare Siepi,[1] where he sang 16 performances there until 1967.
In 1969–70, he recorded Escamillo in the opéra-comique version of Carmen, opposite Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers, and Mirella Freni, conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, for EMI.