One of the most esteemed singers of his era, he had a wide repertoire that included Mozart, Wagner and the title role in Messiaen’s epic “St. François d’Assise.” By Jonathan Kandell José van Dam, the ...

“Monster’s Paradise,” by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, attempts an operatic response to current events and politics. Is that possible? By Joshua Barone Reporting from Hamburg, Germany The most ...

Van Dam is remembered for his singing roles in a film version of Mozart's Don Giovanni in 1979 and as an opera professor in The Music Teacher in 1988 (Getty Images) Famed opera singer Jose van Dam, ...

José van Dam, a Belgian opera star whose suave, silken voice, persuasive acting and steady work ethic made him one of the most esteemed bass-baritone singers of his era, died Tuesday. He was 85. The ...

BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Belgian baritone opera singer Jose van Dam, who sang with New York's Metropolitan Opera and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, died at 85, the Queen Elisabeth Music ...

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(Corrects in paragraph 5: Von Karajan was a conductor at Berlin State Opera during nazi-Germany, not at Berlin Philharmonic) BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Belgian baritone opera singer Jose van Dam, ...

Joseph Baron Van Damme, known as José Van Dam, has passed away, the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel has announced. The celebrated opera Belgian singer enjoyed a distinguished international career and ...

José van Dam, who has died aged 85, was a Belgian bass-baritone known for his smooth voice, self-effacing nature and old-school manners; in 1998 he was ennobled by King Albert II of the Belgians as ...

Legendary bass-baritone José van Dam died on Feb. 17, 2026 at the age of 85. The news was announced by The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in a statement that said, “Belgium loses its greatest ambassador ...