{"id":12001,"date":"2023-09-25T14:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=12001"},"modified":"2023-09-25T14:04:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:04:43","slug":"opera-community-mourns-wagner-marathon-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2023\/09\/25\/opera-community-mourns-wagner-marathon-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera Community Mourns \u201cWagner Marathon Man\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heldentenor Stephen Gould died at 61 of bile duct cancer last week.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s up?:<\/strong> Heldentenor Stephen Gould died of bile duct cancer at the age of 61 last week. Gould was acclaimed for his singing of Wagner at Bayreuth–where he was dubbed the \u201cWagner Marathon Man\u201d due to his uninterrupted stay there between 2004 and 2002–, Covent Garden, and the Metropolitan Opera. He also notably performed about 3,000 performances with the national touring company of Phantom of the Opera in the U.S.<\/p>\n

How is he being remembered?:<\/strong> Tributes for Gould are pouring in on social media. Soprano Lise Davidsen remembered him as \u201ca kind and thoughtful colleague\u201d and \u201can honest, powerful and amazing singer.\u201d Fellow Wagnerian Adrianne Pieczonka posted, \u201can incredible artist he was – tirelessly singing the most demanding repertoire written for the human voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wiener Staatsoper announced the death of the tenor<\/a> \u2014 who was named a Kammers\u00e4nger by the house–to audible dismay before their performances on September 20th, calling him one of the most important Heldentenors and Tristans in Tristan und Isolde of the past twenty years.<\/p>\n

Wagner-lovers and fans wished him a speedy flight to Valhalla.<\/p>\n

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