Conductor Bernard Haitink has died, aged 92
Conductor Bernard Haitink has died, aged 92
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Conductor Bernard Haitink has died, aged 92
Equally happy in opera pit or concert stage, he was the antithesis of the superstar maestro, though he could be stubborn when needed
“Few singers would disagree with me, when I say that the greatest tragedy to strike the operatic profession since the end of the Second World War, was the early death of Fritz Wunderlich. Both vocally and musically his was the most blazing talent of my generation, and just as that talent was reaching maturity it was suddenly extinguished.” Nigel Douglas, Legendary Voices. This year the German lyric tenor Fritz Wunderlich, widely regarded as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century, would have been 90. Born on September 26, 1930, fate stepped in and he died in a tragic accident nine d...