https://operawire.com/obituary-german-director-christof-nel-dies-at-80/
On August 12 2024 German Opera Director Christof Nel died at the age of 80. Born on April 7, 1944, in Stuttgart, Nel’s parents were both musicians. He went on to study art history and theatre in Munich and began his theater career as an actor working with Peter Stein. In 1970, he began directing. His first plays were produced {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-italian-soprano-celestina-casapietra-dies-at-85/
On August 10, 2024, Italian soprano Celestina Casapietra died at the age of 85 in Genoa, Italy. Born in Genoa on August 23, 1938, Casapietra made her debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan in 1963 and later made her Berlin State Opera debut in 1965. In Berlin, she went on to sing many leading roles including Donna Anna in {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-tenor-steve-davislim-dies-at-57/
On August 11, 2024, Steve Davislim died at 57. Born in 1967 in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, his father David Lim was of Chinese ancestry, and his mother Joyce Davis was Irish. The father moved to Australia, firstly to Tasmania, then to Melbourne. He first started studying music as a horn player in brass groups and orchestras and eventually obtained {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-bass-carsten-sabrowski-dies/
Bass Carsten Sabrowski has died. Born in Kiel, his family moved to Chile at the age of three and lived there for 10 years. He returned to Germany and studied singing in Hamburg and Berlin. He won the Elise-Meyer Opera and Song contest and in 1992, he made his debut as Masetto in “Don Giovanni” in Dortmund and became an {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-mezzo-soprano-ruth-hesse-dies-at-87/
On July 13, 2024, German mezzo-soprano Ruth Hesse died at the age of 87, Born on Sept. 18, 1936, in Wuppertal, Hesse studied with Peter Offermanns in Wuppertal and later in Hamburg. She also studied in Milan and debuted in 1958 at the Theater Lübeck as Orpheus in Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice.” She would continue with the company for two {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-conductor-michael-boder-dies-at-65/
On April 7, 2024, renowned conductor Michael Boder died at 65. Born in Darmstadt, Germany on Nov. 9, 19, 1958, Boder was born into a musical family. His father was an opera singer, who appeared in the title role of Berg’s “Wozzeck.” Boder went on to study at the Musikhochschule Hamburg, and then in Florence where he studied under Riccardo {…}
https://operawire.com/obituary-german-composer-aribert-reimann-dies-at-88/
Acclaimed German composer Aribert Reimann has died at the age of 88. Music Publisher Schott Music announced the news citing that the composer died in Berlin on March 13, 2024. It comes a month after his final public appearance happened in February when Reimann accepted the German Music Author Award from the GEMA collection society for his life’s work. Born {…}
https://operawire.com/alexandre-bloch-joins-arabella-arts-for-general-management/
Conductor Alexandre Bloch has joined Arabella Arts for General Management. The French conductor is a 2012 first-prize winner of the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and has since had a close collaboration with the London Symphony. He has been guest conductor of such orchestras as Rotterdam Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic, Bournemouth {…}
https://operawire.com/gran-teatre-del-liceu-announces-cast-change-for-orgia/
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of “Orgia” The company said that baritone Christian Miedl will join the production of “Orgia,” scheduled for next April, replacing Jonathan McGovern, who for personal reasons has left the production. Miedl has appeared on the opera stage at the Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, Stuttgart State Opera, {…}