Alexander Malta
Swiss operatic bass-baritone (1938–2016)
Alexander Malta
Alexander Malta (28 September 1938 as Alexander Lagger – 23 August 2016[1]) was a Swiss operatic bass-baritone.
Life
Born in St. Gallen, after the Matura at the Kantonsschule Trogen [de], he studied in Zürich and Italy and made his debut in 1966 in Stuttgart as Monk in Don Carlos. Engaged in Munich, he performed in Cologne, Berlin, Vienna, Zürich, Geneva, Milan and Florence, where he sang the role of Landgrave in Tannhäuser in 1983. He made his American debut in San Francisco in 1976, then appeared in Chicago and Philadelphia in 1985.[2]
He was Peter Lagger's younger brother and married the American soprano Janet Perry.[3]
References
- ^ "Kaviraj (Kavi)" (obituary) by Anand Deepti 10 November 2016, Osho News, retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Paul Suter (2005). "Alexander Malta". In Andreas Kotte (ed.). Theaterlexikon der Schweiz / Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse / Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero / Lexicon da teater svizzer [Theater Dictionary of Switzerland]. Vol. 2. Zürich: Chronos. pp. 1164–1165. ISBN 978-3-0340-0715-3. LCCN 2007423414. OCLC 62309181.
- ^ Kutsch, K.-J.; Riemens, Leo (2012). "Malta, Alexander". Großes Sängerlexikon (in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
External links
- Alexander Malta discography at Discogs
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