Critic Martin Bernheimer has died. He was 83.
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The legendary opera and film director has died. He was 96.
The distinguished British soprano died today. She was 88.
Today’s sad news has prompted a change of program in parterre saturday afternoon. Our Own JJ is putting together a program in tribute to Montserrat Caballé, to begin at our regular time of 2:00 PM.
The prodigiously gifted and widely beloved Catalan soprano has died. She was 85.
The actress and teacher died earlier today of lung cancer. She was 83.
The Queen of Soul has died.
We have just heard the sad news that author and longtime Opera News editor Brian Kellow died earlier today. He was 59.
he mezzo-soprano died on April 21. She was 79.
The Metropolitan Opera fired James Levine this evening.
The versatile singer and actress died yesterday at her home in Palos Verdes, Calif. She was 97.
In November, everyone wanted to hear more about Jonas Kaufmann‘s Johnson.
The New York City Opera is reporting the death of American soprano Carol Neblett.
The heartbreaking news of the death of Dmitri Hvorostovsky has been confirmed.
Florence Hvorostovsky has just posted to her Facebook page that the Russian news site reporting her husband’s death is mistaken.
We have just heard the sad news that playwright and critic Albert Innaurato has died.
La Cieca sadly notes that LoftOpera has postponed their production of Pagliaccci (scheduled to open September 15) until a later date to be announced.
The American musicologist died earlier today in Chicago.
Fort Worth Opera earlier today parted ways with its general director of 16 years, Darren K. Woods.
According to the Svenska Dagblatet, the internationally renowned Swedish singer died yesterday.
The Met has canceled its new production of La forza del destino, which was to have been directed by Calixto Bieito.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky has withdrawn from his upcoming opera engagements, including this spring’s Met performances as the title character in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, due to illness.
This is the hardest piece I’ve ever tried to write for parterre.
The dramatic tenor died this morning in Vienna.
