Theo Adam has died at 92. According to the great bass’ agency, the family stated that Adam died on Jan. 11, 2019 in Dresden in his hometown. Born on August 1, 1926, Adam sang with the Dresdner Kreuzchor as a boy and went on to serve in the German Army in World War II. At the end of the war, {…}
Miguel Sierra has died at the age of 90. Platea Magazine announced that the Spanish tenor died on Jan. 7. Sierra began his studies in Madrid under Luis Arnedillo and Eladio Chao and later studied in Mián. He went on to make his debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona in November 1959 in “La Dolores.” A year later {…}
Soprano Sylvia Geszty has passed away at the age of 84. The Hungarian soprano trained at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and went on to win numerous competitions, including the International Robert Schumann Competition. After finishing her studies, she made her Budapest Opera debut in 1959 and was immediately engaged by the Hungarian Philharmonic Society. In 1961, she {…}
Gordon Sandison has passed away. Born August 13, 1949, Sandison first studied drama at the College of Dramatic Art in Glasgow and received his diploma in Speech and Drama. Later he went on to win a Caird Scholarship to study music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and took part in a master class on BBC 2 with Sir {…}
Gianfranco Cecchele has died at the age of 80. The Italian tenor died on Dec. 12, 2018, of Lung Cancer after battling with the illness for years. Born in Galliera Veneta, Padova, Cecchele was passionate about boxing and singing. But his father did not allow him to box and as a result, he dedicated his life to opera. He would garner the attention of Marcello del Monaco, who {…}
Baritone Allan Evans has died at the age of 77. The American baritone died on Nov. 7, 2018, in Mannheim where he was residing. Born in Macon, Georgia, the baritone studied at Knoxville College in Tennessee and then at the College of St. Thomas. He would then go to St. Paul to study Musicology and at the Juilliard School. He {…}
Soprano Sally Silver has passed away after losing the battle to cancer. The soprano was the 2016 recipient of L’Académie du Disque Lyrique’s Orphée d’Or, following the success of her solo release, “Les amoureuses sont des folles,” with Richard Bonynge at the piano. Emily Gottlieb, chief executive of the National Opera Studio issued a statement this morning noting, “I am afraid {…}
Bass Maxim Mikhailov has died at the age of 57. The Bolshoi Theatre announced the passing of the bass in Moscow. No cause of death was given however in the report. Born on May 13, 1962, Mikhailov was the grandson of bass Maxim Dormidontovich Mikhailov, the Bolshoi’s basso profundo from 1932 to 1956. Mikhailov joined the Bolshoi in 1987 and went on {…}
Italian bass Carlo Cava has died. The bass passed away on Sept. 1, 2018, after falling and breaking five ribs at the age of 90. Cava was hospitalized and recovering. Cava was born on August 16, 1928, in the city of Ascoli and became one of the most recognized basses of his generation. He went on to perform alongside such {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced the death of Hildegard Hillebrecht-Stöhr, a member of the company. The soprano, who performed as part of Munich’s ensemble, died at the age of 95 on Oct. 7, 2018, after an international career that led her to such cities as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bayreuth, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brussels, Buenos Aires, and Dresden. She would go on to {…}
Greek baritone Vasilis Giannoulakos has died. The baritone, who won Decca’s 1961 International Song Competition in Vienna went on to become one of Greece’s most prestigious singers of his generation. Having studied at the Athens Conservatory with Kimon Triantafyllou and at the National Conservatory with Marika Kalpopoulou, he went on to perform at the National Opera in many leading roles. {…}