Munich mourns its Antonio
OperaThe bass-baritone Alfred Kuhn died this weekend at 86.
He sang 15 years in Darmstadt, five in Düsseldorf and 30 at Bavarian State Opera, where he was a fixture as Antonio in The Marriage of Figaro. Kuhn retired in 2012 and is remembered as one of the company’s most popular members.
photo: WHoesl/BavarianSO
I was lucky to have seen him in more (and bigger) roles than Antonio – a wonderful artist, in possession of an amazing vocal and stage presence, and a great human being and a most lovely colleague on top of it. RIP.