Soprano Erin Wall Dies at 44
Erin Wall, one of the world鈥檚 leading sopranos, has died at the age of 44, after a long illness.
Bewitching audiences with her beautiful voice, theatrical prowess and huge repertoire, Wall swiftly conquered major world operatic stages, including The Metropolitan Opera House, Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Op茅ra National de Paris, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Canadian Opera Company, Washington National Opera, Bergen National Opera, Den Norske Opera Oslo, Theater an der Wien, and the Bayerische Staatsoper, among others.
Wall was also an avid concert performer, appearing in the major concert halls, such as the Tonhalle Z眉rich, Calgary Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, the Concertgebouw, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Bayerische Rundfunksorchester, Orchestre Symphonique de Montr茅al, Boston Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, l鈥橭rchestre de Paris, and the Hessische Rundfunk, among others. She took part in major opera festivals, including Aix-en-Provence, Edinburgh International Festival, and the Grant Park Music Festival.
Wall, who studied at Western Washington University, Rice University, Aspen Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West, left numerous recordings, including the San Francisco Symphony鈥檚 recording of Beethoven鈥檚 Symphony No. 9, Virgin Classics DVD of Mozart鈥檚 鈥淐os矛 fan tutte鈥 recorded live at the Aix-en-Provence festival, ArtHaus DVD of Britten鈥檚 War Requiem, Handel鈥檚 鈥淢essiah,鈥 and Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 鈥淪tabat Mater,鈥 among others.
OperaWire expresses its condolences to Erin Wall鈥檚 family and friends in these difficult times.