Classical Obituaries
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Magda Olivero (1910-2014)
9th Sep 2014
Katherine pays tribute to the great verismo soprano, who has died aged 104.
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Licia Albanese (1909-2014)
17th Aug 2014
The Italian-American soprano, widely regarded as the finest Madam Butterfly of the twentieth century, has died aged over 100.
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Frans Brüggen (1934-2014)
14th Aug 2014
Presto looks back on the influential career of Dutch early music specialist Frans Brüggen, who has died at the age of 79.
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Carlo Bergonzi (1924-2014)
27th Jul 2014
Katherine pays tribute to the great Italian tenor, who died yesterday.
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Lorin Maazel (1930-2014)
15th Jul 2014
American conductor who first recorded Porgy and Bess and took the New York Philharmonic to North Korea dies at the age of 84.
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John Shirley-Quirk (1931-2014)
9th Apr 2014
Much-loved singer who created major roles in operas by Britten and Tippett dies aged 82.
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Claudio Abbado, 1933-2014
20th Jan 2014
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2013 Goodbyes and Looking Ahead to 2014
30th Dec 2013
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Sir John Tavener, 1944-2013
18th Nov 2013
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Sir Colin Davis, 1927-2013
15th Apr 2013
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George Hurst
22nd Oct 2012
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
21st May 2012
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Henryk Mikolaj Górecki
15th Nov 2010
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Dame Joan Sutherland
18th Oct 2010
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Sir Charles Mackerras
19th Jul 2010
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Bernard Coutaz and Harmonia Mundi
8th Mar 2010
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Sir Edward Downes
20th Jul 2009
The British conductor and his wife Joan ended their lives together at an assisted suicide clinic in Zurich at the weekend; Chris pays tribute to ‘a thoroughly nice man’ who was particularly renowned in Verdi and Russian repertoire.
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Richard Hickox
1st Dec 2008
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Vernon Handley
15th Sep 2008
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Stockhausen
10th Dec 2007
