Austrian contralto Hertha Töpper passed away on March 28, 2020. Born on April 19, 1924, Töpper studied at Graz Conservatory before becoming a member of the Graz Opera in 1945 where she made her debut in Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” After World War II, she debuted at the Bayreuth Festival before heading to the Bayerische Staatsoper where she would {…}