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 {…}
(Image courtesy of Norbert Meyn) On June 10, 2024, Austrin-born British conductor Michael Graubart died at the age of 93. Bon on Nov. 26, 1930, Graubart was born into an Austrian-Jewish family and his family escaped to the U.K. following the murder of his uncle Richard Graubart. He went on to study physics at the University of Manchester University and {…}
On June 28, 2024, Italian tenor Lando Bartolini died at the age of 87. Born on April 11, 1937 in Prato, Italy, the tenor went on to study at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia after winning the Mario Lanza Award in 1968. He began his career in Philadelphia debuting in Puccini’s “Il Tabarro” and made his international debut in 1973 as {…}
American tenor Paul Sperry has died. Born in Chicago, Sperry graduated from Harvard College and continued his studies at the Sorbonne in Paris. Throughout his career, Sperry was recognized as one of the great interpreters of American music as well as baroque music by the likes of Monteverdi and Bach. Sperry became known for his interpretation of art song and {…}
On June 16, 2024, soprano Jodie Devos died at 35. According to reports, the soprano died from cancer in Paris. Born on Oct. 10, 1988, in Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium, Devos studied at the Institut de Musique et de Pédagogie in Namur and at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 2014, she went on to win second prize and the {…}
Swiss tenor Éric Tappy has died at the age of 93. Born on May 19, 1931, in Lausanne, Tappy went on to study with Fernando Carpi at the Geneva Conservatory and with Ernst Reichert in Salzburg. In 1959, the tenor he made his concert debut in Strasbourg in the St. Matthew Passion and in 1974 he made his American debut as Don Ottavio in “Don {…}
One of the most beloved opera personalities Giovanna Lomazzi has died. The Teatro Sociale di Como AsLiCo announced Lomazzi’s death. Throughout her lifetime, Lomazzi was part of the AsLiCo family and vice president of the organization since 2000. For many years she was the president of the jury of the Concorso AsLiCo which has seen numerous rising stars. She also collaborated with {…}
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 {…}