Romanian soprano Sanda Şandru has died at the age of 85. Born on July 15, 1938, Șandru began her musical studies in Timișoara and went on to study in Bucharest at the “Ciprian Porumbescu” Conservatory. She became a soloist at the Bucharest National Opera, debuting in the role of Leonora in “Il Trovatore.” Her career took her to some of {…}
Maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez has died at the age of 74. The Spanish conductor was born on Sept. 17, 1949 to a family of musicians, his father was a professor in the Band of Granada, and his mother a pianist. As a child, he wanted to become a conductor and started to study music at the age of four. {…}
On August 2, 2024, Bass-baritone Alfred Kuhn died at 86. Born in Ober-Roden/Hesse, Kuhn studied singing at the Frankfurt am Main University of Music. In 1963, he sang his first engagement in Darmstadt and remained a member of the ensemble for 15 years. In 1978, he became a member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein for five years. Then from {…}
Bass Carsten Sabrowski has died. Born in Kiel, his family moved to Chile at the age of three and lived there for 10 years. He returned to Germany and studied singing in Hamburg and Berlin. He won the Elise-Meyer Opera and Song contest and in 1992, he made his debut as Masetto in “Don Giovanni” in Dortmund and became an {…}
On July 25, 2024, Baritone Benjamin Luxon died at the age of 87. Considered one of Great Britain’s major international singers, Luxon was born on March 24, 1937 in Redruth, Cornwall and first studied with Walther Gruner at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and later went on to win the third prize in the ARD International Music Competition {…}
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has announced the death of vocal tutor Alan Watt. The conservatory realized a statement stating, “Alan joined the music teaching staff in 1995 and continued his teaching until his retirement in September 2019. He came to what was then the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with a background of considerable experience in the {…}
Italian Soprano Elena Mauti-Nunziata has died at the age of 77. Born August 28, 1946, in Palma Campania, Naples, Mauti-Nunziata attended the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Palermo where Gina Cigna taught her. She made her unofficial debut in Sicily as Musetta in “La Bohème” and obtained recognition when she did Bellini’s “I Puritani” in Palermo. In 1977, she had her {…}
Mezzo-soprano Margaret Cable has died at the of 82. Born in Cambridge, England, Cable won a Scholarship and Exhibition at the Royal College of Music at the age of 17. There she studied with Cuthbert Smith. After her academic years, she went on to win the Agnes Nicholls Harty Trophy and a Clara Butt Award. Cable went on to perform {…}
Soprano April Cantelo has died at the age of 96. Born on April 2, 1928, in Purbrook, April Rosemary Cantelo attended Chelmsford County High School for Girls and went on to study in London under Vilém Tauský, Joan Cross, Imogen Holst, and others. She began her career as a chorus member in Glyndebourne and made her debut in 1950 in {…}
On July 13, 2024, German mezzo-soprano Ruth Hesse died at the age of 87, Born on Sept. 18, 1936, in Wuppertal, Hesse studied with Peter Offermanns in Wuppertal and later in Hamburg. She also studied in Milan and debuted in 1958 at the Theater Lübeck as Orpheus in Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice.” She would continue with the company for two {…}
Set and Costume Designer William Orlandi has died. The Gran Teatre del Liceu announced the news stating, “With deep sadness today the Liceu team joins the expressions of condolence for the death of set designer and costume designer William Orlandi.” Born in Italy, Orlandi graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan and went on to work at many {…}
