Semperoper Tenor Aaron Pegram Dies at 52 as Fundraiser Tops €45,000 for Family
The long-serving ensemble member performed as Charlie Chaplin at the SemperOpernball days earlier.
Overview
- The Semperoper confirmed his death and director Nora Schmid praised him as an outstanding artist and sensitive colleague.
- Soloists’ board member Simeon Esper launched a GoFundMe for Pegram’s family, with more than €45,000 donated within a day toward an €80,000 goal.
- Sächsische Zeitung reported that he died unexpectedly of heart failure on 8 February.
- Pegram is survived by his wife, Annie, and their two children, Anya and Leo.
- The US-born tenor joined the Semperoper in the 2009/10 season after early engagements in Orlando, Houston, Santa Fe and New York, performing nearly 50 productions over almost 17 seasons.