British baritone Dr. Christopher Keyte has died at the age of 88. Keyte was a choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge who pursued a singing career for over 45 years. Throughout his career, he performed at The Three Choirs, Aldeburgh, Flanders, and Savonlinna and specialized in early music and oratorio. For 20 years he was a member of the Royal {…}
Opera Director and former director of the Moravian-Silesian National Theater Luděk Golat has died at the age of 70. Born on April 28, 1954 in Ostrava, he began his studies at the gymnasium and transferred to the Faculty of Music of the Academy of Performing Arts where he finished in 1979. Golat began his professional career as an opera soloist {…}
On May 25, 2025, French Opera manager Hugues Randolph Gall died at the age of 84. Born on March 18, 1940 in Honfleur, Gall began his career in the offices of Edgar Faure at the Ministry of Agriculture and then at the Ministry of National Education where he was responsible for artistic education. He then began a music program of the {…}
Slovakian soprano Ľubica Rybárska has died at the age of 65. Born on July 13, 1958, in Martina, she went on to study singing at the Conservatory in Žilina and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Following her studies, she began her career in 1983 when she became a member of the Slovak National Theatre Opera. Rybárska would {…}
On May 4, Icelandic tenor Jón Þorsteinsson died at the age of 73. Born on Oct. 11, 1951, the tenor began studying music as a flutist and pianist. However, he did not seek a musical career at first and studied nursing in Nowary. During his second year, he was discovered by Aase Solbakken and was urged to begin taking singing {…}
Tenor and artist manager David Maxwell Anderson has died at the age of 58. According to Slipped Disc, the tenor died of sudden heart failure. Born in 1966 in Scotland, Anderson went on to become a leading tenor in numerous opera companies. He sang at the Glyndebourne Festival on numerous occasions as well as at Opera North, Opéra National du {…}
Conductor and Oboist Jorge Rivero Tiraldo has passed away at the age of 74. According to reports, Rivero Tiraldo suffered a heart attack while leading a rehearsal at the Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara, Mexico with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra and was preparing the ensemble for its upcoming Spring Serenades series. During the rehearsal, Paramedics were called, but they were unable to {…}
On April 20, 2024, Sir Andrew Davis died at the age of 80. According to reports, he died of Leukemia for which he had been diagnosed last year. Born in Ashridge, England on Feb. 2, 1944, Davis grew up in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, and in Watford where he attended Watford Boys’ Grammar School. During his time at the school, he studied {…}
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 {…}
Conductor and founder of the Malta Philharmonic Joseph Sammut has died at the age of 97. According to reports Sammut died at Mater Dei Hospital on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. In a statement, Culture Minister Owen Bonnici said “Malta had lost one of its ‘musical giants.’ He was the last conductor of the Orchestra of the Commander in Chief of {…}
On March 3, 2024, German baritone Günther Leib died at 96. Born on April 12, 2024 in Gotha, Leib studied violin at the age of seven and continued his studies following World War II at the State Conservatory in Erfurt.He began his career as a violinist in 1949 with the Gotha Municipal Orchestra but eventually obtained an interest in opera {…}