On August 18, 2023 soprano Hilda de Groote died at the age of 77 in Vienna, Austria. Born on Oct. 14, 1945, in Ghent, Belgium, de Groote studied music with opera director Karel Locufier early in her career. She went on to make her debut at the Royal Opera Ghent in 1961 in “Les contes d’Hoffmann” and went on to {…}