Cancer claims leading opera teacher, 72

Cancer claims leading opera teacher, 72

RIP

norman lebrecht

May 28, 2023

The popular and influential British soprano Kathryn Harries died this weekend after a prolonged struggle with cancer. An immensely empathetic personality, she was director of the National Opera Studio from 2009 to 2017.

Her singing career embraced more than sixty roles, including Marie in Wozzeck, Judith in Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and Kundry at the Met.

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