Opera singer Hildegard Behrens, a three-time Grammy winner best known for her portrayal of Bruennhilde in Wagner’s “Ring Cycle,” died Tuesday in Tokyo of an apparent aneurism. She was 72. Behrens was ...

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TOKYO (Reuters) - German soprano Hildegard Behrens, best known for her roles in Wagner and Strauss operas, has died in a Tokyo hospital aged 72, an official at the Kanshinetsu Music Society Foundation ...

Soprano Hildegard Behrens, one of the finest Wagnerian performers of her generation, has died while traveling in Japan. She was 72. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Soprano Hildegard Behrens, known for her dramatic portrayals of Richard Wagner's heroines, has died aged 72. The German singer died in hospital in Tokyo, where she had been attending a Japanese music ...