Overview
- The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel confirmed his death at 85, after media reported he died on February 17.
- No cause of death was disclosed in the announcements or obituaries.
- Across more than four decades, he performed at Opéra de Paris, Covent Garden, La Scala, the Met, Berlin’s major houses, and the Salzburg Festival.
- He collaborated with leading conductors including Herbert von Karajan, Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, Karl Böhm, James Levine, and Riccardo Muti, and worked with director Patrice Chéreau.
- His audience broadened with Gérard Corbiau’s 1988 film The Music Teacher, and Belgians also recall his performances at royal ceremonies as fans posted tributes.