Obituary: German Conductor Caspar Richter Dies at 78
On Feb. 2, 2023, Conductor Caspar Richter died at the age of 78. Born Sept. 16, 1944, in Lübeck, Germany, he went on to be known for “The Magic Mountain” (1982), “Das Jahrhundert der Operette” (1986), and “Elisabeth” (2005). He began his career as Lorin Maazel’s repetiteur in 1968 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and went on to be one {…}