Overview
- The opera house confirmed he died Sunday in Dresden, with local reports citing heart failure as the cause.
- A GoFundMe organized by the Semperoper’s Solovorstand has raised more than €38,000 toward a €45,000 goal for his wife Annie and children Anya and Leo.
- Leadership said upcoming premieres will be recast, including roles in Parsifal and The Florentine Straw Hat.
- The U.S.-born tenor joined the Dresden ensemble in the 2009/10 season and appeared in nearly 50 productions across more than 60 roles.
- His final public appearance came Friday at the Semperopernball as Charlie Chaplin, seen in a live MDR broadcast.