arghton 6,698 Posted March 18, 2022 Bernabé Martí, Spanish operatic tenor and widower of Montserrat Caballe dead at 93: https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20220318/8134618/muere-tenor-bernabe-marti-viudo-montserrat-caballe.html Mentioned by Ulitzer95 in this thread in 2018 when Caballe died. Marti stopped performing in 1985 after being diagnosed with a cardiac disease. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,302 Posted April 21, 2022 German-Austrian operatic soprano and actress Renate Holm (Wiki) dead at 90 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,698 Posted May 13, 2022 On 09/02/2020 at 21:44, ThePrematureBurial said: 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. Teresa Berganza dead at the age of 87: https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20220513/8264098/muere-teresa-berganza-mezzosoprano-cantante-opera.html 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,032 Posted May 13, 2022 2 hours ago, arghton said: Teresa Berganza dead at the age of 87: https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20220513/8264098/muere-teresa-berganza-mezzosoprano-cantante-opera.html @gcreptile Berganza QO for the DDP already: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/05/13/teresa-berganza-sultry-voiced-mezzo-soprano-revered-portrayal/ Ronnie Hellstrom, eat your heart out. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted May 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Ronnie Hellstrom, eat your heart out. Obligatory grumble, grumble, etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,190 Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Ronnie Hellstrom, eat your heart out. Yes, I see your point, @YoungWillz. But Teresa Berganza was one of the greatest of all time. I cried during one of her performances. Her talent was really impressive. And she seemed like a good person, always doing concerts for the benefit of associations dedicated to children with autism. I'm happy for her QO. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,032 Posted May 22, 2022 Report of the death of mezzo-soprano Anne Howells from myeloma aged 81: https://slippedisc.com/2022/05/great-british-mezzo-soprano-dies-of-myeloma/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398084/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted November 19, 2022 I think, that the most important name that ought to be included in the 2023 deathlist is Leontyne Price (1927). The most famous surviving diva from the golden age of opera. She made recordings at a time when Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi & Joan Sutherland were her only rivals. Sutherland's widower, Richard Bonynge (1930) is still alive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GoVJwW5oNg So is Renata Scotto (1934)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI44z_42oS4 Sherrill Milnes (1935)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn45-a9KUaw and Zubin Mehta (1936), who is still conducting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v45b8fets84 Renato Bruson (1936) seems to be in good health. Domingo & Carreras are still singing, too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 28, 2022 We have been notified of the death of Jan Grissom, a cherished soprano for two decades at the Metropolitan Opera, Houston and Hamburg Staatsoper. She had been suffering from breast cancer and died on Christmas Eve. In later years, she taught at Mississippi State University and latterly was professor of voice and opera at Brenau University in Gainesville. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,032 Posted December 30, 2022 English tenor Nigel Douglas Leigh-Pemberton, known as Nigel Douglas, has died aged 93: http://www.colinscolumn.com/another-singer-lost-to-us-sad-news-the-tenor-nigel-douglas-has-died-at-the-age-of-93-discussion-about-brittens-owen-wingrave-guests-include-douglas-who-played-lechmere-for-the-tv-premiere/ Telegraph Death Notice: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/261398/leigh-pemberton 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,302 Posted January 24, 2023 Canadian soprano Claire Gagnier (Wiki) dead at 98 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 26, 2023 On 24/01/2023 at 15:37, Gisooo said: Canadian soprano Claire Gagnier (Wiki) dead at 98 Thank you but I don’t read the language of this publication. (I’ve decided to post this stock response on every foreign language obit nonsense that gets posted on DL. That should keep the post count up! The reason I will be posting this stock response in protest is that the link proves nothing, as I can’t read it. Nothing has been communicated. The onus is not on the reader to assure that the message being communicated has actually done so. It’s on the communicant. For all I know this article says happy 98th birthday. English is the dominant language in the media. Ridiculously so. If a person does not get a single English language obit in this, the 2023rd year of our Lord, then maybe—just maybe—they weren’t that important, and should be ignored.). SirC 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OneManJury 84 Posted January 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Thank you but I don’t read the language of this publication. (I’ve decided to post this stock response on every foreign language obit nonsense that gets posted on DL. That should keep the post count up! The reason I will be posting this stock response in protest is that the link proves nothing, as I can’t read it. Nothing has been communicated. The onus is not on the reader to assure that the message being communicated has actually done so. It’s on the communicant. For all I know this article says happy 98th birthday. English is the dominant language in the media. Ridiculously so. If a person does not get a single English language obit in this, the 2023rd year of our Lord, then maybe—just maybe—they weren’t that important, and should be ignored.). SirC Zzzzzz! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,583 Posted January 26, 2023 7 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Thank you but I don’t read the language of this publication. (I’ve decided to post this stock response on every foreign language obit nonsense that gets posted on DL. That should keep the post count up! The reason I will be posting this stock response in protest is that the link proves nothing, as I can’t read it. Nothing has been communicated. The onus is not on the reader to assure that the message being communicated has actually done so. It’s on the communicant. For all I know this article says happy 98th birthday. English is the dominant language in the media. Ridiculously so. If a person does not get a single English language obit in this, the 2023rd year of our Lord, then maybe—just maybe—they weren’t that important, and should be ignored.). SirC I know that you're a slack jawed small town Yank who is uncultured and thick as pigshit, but even you must surely be able to decipher that "est décédée" = is deceased/dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,595 Posted January 26, 2023 This - Quote Claire Gagnier 1924-2022 right at the top of the article, no idea what that means either. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted January 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: I know that you're a slack jawed small town Yank who is uncultured and thick as pigshit, but even you must surely be able to decipher that "est décédée" = is deceased/dead. To be fair, French obits can be a little confusing when they say that someone "a disparu(e)". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,583 Posted January 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, Toast said: To be fair, French obits can be a little confusing when they say that someone "a disparu(e)". Nothing confusing about the obit that was posted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted January 26, 2023 12 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Nothing confusing about the obit that was posted. Yes, I agree, but most French obits seem to use the term "disappear". I suppose it's a euphemism like the overused "passed", or my particular hate "sadlypassedaway". A refreshing change when people avoid such pusillanimous circumlocution. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,583 Posted January 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, Toast said: Yes, I agree, but most French obits seem to use the term "disappear". I suppose it's a euphemism like the overused "passed", or my particular hate "sadlypassedaway". A refreshing change when people avoid such pusillanimous circumlocution. Some of the euphemisms they use in obituaries are hysterical. “Called home” and “promoted to glory” come to mind. It also amuses me how African Americans say “rest in power” on Twitter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 752 Posted January 27, 2023 Most opera is in Italian and French anyway, so I figure an opera fan could make out a few of those words. Why bother translating it into English? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted January 27, 2023 13 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Some of the euphemisms they use in obituaries are hysterical. “Called home” and “promoted to glory” come to mind. It also amuses me how African Americans say “rest in power” on Twitter. As a child it freaked me out when I read on a gravestone "Fell Asleep" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,302 Posted February 1, 2023 Austrian opera singer Melitta Muszely (Wiki) dead at 95 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted April 7, 2023 Pedro Lavirgen, Spanish Tenor has died aged 92. Obit (In Spanish). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,552 Posted May 7, 2023 Czech mezzo-soprano Soňa Červená has died today at the age of 97. She also was an actress in both the Czech and the German television. https://www.stern.de/gesellschaft/regional/berlin-brandenburg/todesfall--opernsaengerin-sona-cervena-mit-97-jahren-gestorben-33444550.html 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,032 Posted May 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Book said: Czech mezzo-soprano Soňa Červená has died today at the age of 97. https://www.stern.de/gesellschaft/regional/berlin-brandenburg/todesfall--opernsaengerin-sona-cervena-mit-97-jahren-gestorben-33444550.html English language obit for her: https://english.radio.cz/czech-opera-singer-sona-cervena-dies-97-8782380 She's a Hare's Pool pick @An Fear Beag. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
