Soprano Daniela Dessì has died of cancer. She was 59.
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The soprano, famed for her status youngest performer to make a debut at the Met as well as her flamboyant style and personality, died last Thursday after suffering a stroke.
“…they hoped he would soon take on an emeritus position that would keep him involved in the company as part of a graceful exit.:
The composer and conductor died yesterday at his home in Baden-Baden, Germany. He was 90.
“Along with every other music journalist in New York, I was blindsided by this news. If ever there was a company that appeared the picture of fiscal and artistic good health, it was Gotham.”
Gotham Chamber Opera is ceasing operations and will be closing.
The legendary Canadian heldentenor died on Friday. He was 88.
The host of the Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday Afternoon Radio Broadcasts and longtime public radio personality died today of complications from ovarian cancer. She was 58.
The celebrated Russian mezzo-soprano has died. She was 75.
The American mezzo-soprano and impresario died today in San Jose after a long illness. She was 89.
The legendary Italian soprano Magda Olivero has died.
La Cieca has just heard the sad news that the beloved soprano Licia Albanese died earlier this evening. She was 101.
The legendary and beloved Italian tenor died earlier today. He was 90.
The legendary conductor, mainstay of New York City Opera for 35 years, has died, says @nprclassical.
The Hartford Wagner Festival’s production of Das Rheingold has been canceled.
After nearly a half century on stage, San Diego Opera will cease operations after its current season, said Ian Campbell, the opera’s general and artistic director.
Impresario Gerard Mortier died earlier today of pancreatic cancer. He was 70.
Operetta and film star Marta Eggerth died yesterday in New York. She was 101.
Robert W. Wilson, the American hedge fund manager and former chairman of New York City Opera, has died, an apparent suicide.
Finnish bass-baritone Tom Krause died Thursday. He was 79.
An auction of the meager remains of the bankrupt New York City Opera’s property musical instruments, some bits of scenery and costumes is scheduled for December 12.
La Cieca has just been informed that Deborah Voigt‘s engagement as Leonore in Fidelio at Liège has quietly disappeared from her website.
Serious opera fan and internet pioneer Mike Richter died earlier this week.
“Opera America, a service organization for opera companies, has expressed interest in purchasing City Opera’s thrift shop…”
