Toast 16,131 Posted September 30, 2019 58 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Jessye Norman, a legendary opera singer and four-time Grammy winner, has died. She was 74. https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2019/9/30/20892324/jessye-norman-dead-at-74-opera-star Wow, someone I've heard of. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted October 1, 2019 11 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Jessye Norman, a legendary opera singer and four-time Grammy winner, has died. She was 74. https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2019/9/30/20892324/jessye-norman-dead-at-74-opera-star Too soon. Leontyne Price (Born 1927) is still alive. One of the greatest names in opera. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted December 26, 2019 Famous German tenor Peter Schreier died yesterday. Rest in peace, my tenth hit of 2019. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted February 6, 2020 Italian conductor Nello Santi is dead. He conducted wonderful recordings of Pagliacci & Andrea Chenier with Placido Domingo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nello_Santi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted February 9, 2020 Award-winning Italian opera singer Mirella Freni, who sings classics like Verdi and Mozart as a soprano and starred in the 1975 film Madame Butterfly, dies at 84 years: https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2020/02/09/news/mirella_freni-248186108/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted February 9, 2020 MIrella Freni is dead! I didn't even put her on my lists, because I thought she was the healthiest of the great old opera singers. https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/latest-news/mirella-freni-dies-obituary/ Edit: I have Leontyne Price, Zubin Mehta, Gabriel Bacquier, Richard Bonynge, Sherrill MIlnes, José Carreras & Fiorenza Cossotto on my lists. This means that they will survive this year, in all likelihood. I forgot to put Christa Ludwig, Renata Scotto, Marilyn Horne, Placido Domingo, Martina Arroyo, Jane Berbié, Mady Mesplé, Reri Grist & Teresa Berganza on my lists. They're in grave danger, I fear. Another edit: I'm apparently the only person on this forum who laments Mirella's death. I owe her so much. She starred in many tv-versions of famous operas throughout the 1970ies. I became an opera fan because of her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted March 7, 2020 American soprano Elinor Ross died at the age of 93. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elinor_Ross Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,032 Posted March 20, 2020 Sir John Tooley, a former Director General of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden is dead: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/240281/tooley and https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/03/19/sir-john-tooley-general-director-royal-opera-house-turbulent/ I only mention it because he's picked for the DDP. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted May 23, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berith_Bohm Swedish opera singer Berith Bohm died last week aged 87. Not really famous, but but her photo in the Wiki article is terrifying. This is how she looked in 1965, when she was just 33. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,032 Posted June 1, 2020 On 09/02/2020 at 19:44, ThePrematureBurial said: MIrella Freni is dead! I didn't even put her on my lists, because I thought she was the healthiest of the great old opera singers. https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/latest-news/mirella-freni-dies-obituary/ Edit: I have Leontyne Price, Zubin Mehta, Gabriel Bacquier, Richard Bonynge, Sherrill MIlnes, José Carreras & Fiorenza Cossotto on my lists. This means that they will survive this year, in all likelihood. I forgot to put Christa Ludwig, Renata Scotto, Marilyn Horne, Placido Domingo, Martina Arroyo, Jane Berbié, Mady Mesplé, Reri Grist & Teresa Berganza on my lists. They're in grave danger, I fear. Another edit: I'm apparently the only person on this forum who laments Mirella's death. I owe her so much. She starred in many tv-versions of famous operas throughout the 1970ies. I became an opera fan because of her. Mady Mesple is dead: https://operawire.com/obituary-legendary-soprano-mady-mesple-passes-away-at-89/ Pick on the Poker Tourney a couple of seasons ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,032 Posted June 22, 2020 Michael Stennett, costume designer for various opera companies and performances around the world, dead: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/242582/stennett More detailed biography here: http://michaelstennett.uwclub.net/bio.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted July 12, 2020 I just read that Italian soprano Gabriella Tucci died yesterday at the age of 90. (She recorded Verdi's Il Trovatore with Franco Corelli in 1964). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Tucci Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted July 13, 2020 I just found out, that Antonietta Stella (born 1929), one of the last great divas, is still alive. She looked very healthy last year, when she celebrated her 90th anniversary, but one never knows... Edit: Met star Lucine Amara (1924), who sang with Corelli & Richard Tucker is also alive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucine_Amara ...and so are Grace Bumbry (1937), Martina Arroyo & Gwyneth Jones (1936). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,582 Posted September 7, 2020 Mention here of the death of D'Oyly Carte mezzo-soprano Joyce Wright aged 98, born in Leicester and raised in Glasgow. Also married to the late opera singer/comic actor Peter Pratt (1923–1995). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,595 Posted September 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Mention here of the death of D'Oyly Carte mezzo-soprano Joyce Wright aged 98, born in Leicester and raised in Glasgow. Also married to the late opera singer/comic actor/Master Peter Pratt (1923–1995). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 3, 2020 Karel Fiala, a Czech operatic tenor and actor, has died. He was 95. https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/zemrel-herec-karel-fiala-limonadovy-joe-karlin-umrti_2010031437_vtk (Czech language obit) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josephus 2 Posted October 3, 2020 2 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Karel Fiala, a Czech operatic tenor and actor, has died. He was 95. https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/zemrel-herec-karel-fiala-limonadovy-joe-karlin-umrti_2010031437_vtk (Czech language obit) Lemonade Joe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 9, 2020 Erin Wall, a Canadian soprano who sang lead operatic roles around the world, has died. She was 44. Wall succumbed to cancer. https://www.cbc.ca/music/canadian-soprano-erin-wall-has-died-at-44-1.5757642 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted November 6, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 01:21, alt obits guy said: Erin Wall, a Canadian soprano who sang lead operatic roles around the world, has died. She was 44. Wall succumbed to cancer. https://www.cbc.ca/music/canadian-soprano-erin-wall-has-died-at-44-1.5757642 Note to self: A DDP QO: https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/nov/06/erin-wall-obituary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,582 Posted November 7, 2020 Telegraph obit for Sylvia Morris, opera singer who performed for both Hitler and the Queen. Later joined MI5. Quite a fascinating read. I didn’t think there was anyone like this still around from that era. I guess she was off radar for not having a Wikipedia page. She would have turned 100 on Monday. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted November 26, 2020 New Zealand formerly up-and-coming opera singer Matt Hirst died this summer according to this tweet: DDP pick 2017. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 16, 2021 Eljah Moshinsky, an Australian director particularly celebrated for his work in opera and the world's leading opera houses, has died. He was 75. The cause of death was COVID-19. https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/elijah-moshinsky-has-died/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 26, 2021 Cara O'Sullivan, a noted Irish soprano, has died after a short illness. She was 59. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40214804.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,582 Posted March 10, 2021 Renée Doria (wiki), French operatic soprano, has died less than a month after turning 100. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
