Cancer claims a Greek opera star, 69

Cancer claims a Greek opera star, 69

RIP

norman lebrecht

November 19, 2021

The outstanding Greek mezzo-soprano Daphne Evangelatos has died after a long struggle with cancer, She was 69.

After a 1981 Athens Festival debut in Ariadne auf Naxos, she went on to sing at all the major European houses, as well as Tokyo and Los Angeles. In 1993 she becampe professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München and from 2001 its Vice-Rector.

Daphne will be widely missed.

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