We just received word that German contralto Maria Radner, along with her husband and baby, were among the 150 victims of the plane crash in the French Alps.
Earlier Tuesday, an opera house in Duesseldorf also confirmed bass baritone Oleg Bryjak was on the plane which crashed on its way from Barcelona in Spain to Duesseldorf, Germany.
The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona confirmed that both Radner and Bryjak had performed in its production of Richard Wagner’s “Siegfried.”
Toronto opera lovers might recall Radner performed Stravinsky’s Nightingale at the Canadian Opera Company in 2009. She was scheduled to perform the role of Erda at the COC’s upcoming production of Wagner’s Seigfried next January, with Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde.
Airbus confirmed that the Airbus A320 aircraft was 24 years old.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the victims of this horrific tragedy.
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