On April 11, 2024, soprano Jeannette Sinclair died at the age of 96. Born on April 11, 1928, Sinclair was born in Camberwell, England, and went on to attend Mary Datchelor Girls’ School. She later studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama followed by opera with Joan Cross and with Helene Isepp. The soprano made her debut in {…}
Korean tenor Sehoon Moon has died at the age of 40. The Tenor began studying opera at Dankook University in Seoul and joined the Accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He went on to win awards at numerous prizes including the Audience Award and Third Prize at the Tenor Viñas International Singing Contest. In 2017, he made his debut at {…}
Lighting designer Rainer Casper has died at 60. Born in 1964, Casper initially worked at the Cologne Theater before working as head of lighting at the Leipzig Theater, the Hannover Theater, and the Volksbühne at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin, where his collaboration with Frank Castorf began. With Castroff he notably designed the lighting for the “The Ring of the Nibelung” at {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has announced that on Nov. 8, 2024, Philip Boswell died at the age of 75. The company took to social media and said, “With heavy hearts, we share the sad news of the passing of Philip Boswell, a cherished member of the Canadian Opera Company family. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends {…}
Rossini Opera Festival Gianfranco Mariotti has died at the age of 91. The festival took to social media to announce the news stating, “Gianfranco has left us. There is no saying how lonely we feel right now: there will be time for words and actions to honor and tribute to our founder… Now we just want to hold ourselves in {…}
(Credit: A. Bofill) On . Nov. 18, 2024, Spanish Soprano Enriqueta Tarrés died at the age of 90. Born on March 17, 1934, in Barcelona, Tarrés began her music studies in 1946 at the Conservatorio Municipal de Barcelona and won the Grand Prix International de Canto de Tolosa in 1955. She went on to make her operatic debut as Leonora {…}
American music producer Jay David Saks has died at the age of 79. Born in 1945 in New York City, Saks studied at the Juilliard School and later graduated from Mannes College of Music in 1970. In 1972, he joined Columbia Masterworks and later left in 1974 when he joined RCA Records. Saks went on to win 13 Grammy Awards {…}
Tenor Giuseppe Morino has died at the age of 74. Born on August 18, 1950, Morino made his debut in Gounod’s “Faust” at the Festival des Deux Mondes in Spoleto in 1981. Six years later the tenor broke out at the Rossini Opera Festival as Pilade in “Ermione.” He went on to be recognized for his work in the Bel {…}
On Nov. 12, 2024, Carlo Bergonzi’s son Marco Bergonzi died at the age of 67. The news was announced by his wife Ilaria with the funeral being held on Friday, Nov. 15 at the Chiesa parrocchiale di Vidalenzo. According to Gazzetta di Parma, Marco had been ill for over a year. Born on Jan. 7, 1957, Bergonzi took over his {…}
Mezzo-soprano Sarita Stern has died at the age of 92. Born in 1929, Stern was an influential singer and teacher. She went on to sing such roles as the title role of “Carmen,” Rosina in “The Barber of Seville,” and Suzuki in “Madama Butterfly,” among others. She also performed with the Durban Symphony Orchestra and Cape Town Opera as well as {…}
English soprano Sarah Jane Leonard has died at the age of 71. Born on April 10, 1953, in Winchester, Leonard studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, after which she joined the BBC Singers and the Endymion Ensemble. In 1989, she made her Teatro alla Scala debut in 1989 in the premiere of Manzoni’s “Dr Faustus.” She was {…}