Düsseldorf mourns an American tenor, 89
mainThe death is reported of Bill Holley, a long-serving tenor at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein who performed major roles in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Vienna. He retired in 1984 and returned to live in Plant City, Florida.
What a lovely excerpt (from Tosca, Act III) this is. Not sure I’ve ever heard a tenor sing the “oh dolci mani” passages so sweetly before. Thanks for posting this.
True, a finely sung Cavaradossi. Who is the soprano? Stella Axarlis?
Or Hana Janku perhaps?