Walter Berry (bass-baritone)

Walter Berry
Grave in the Heiligenstädter Friedhof cemetery
Born(1929-04-08)8 April 1929
Vienna, Austria
Died27 October 2000(2000-10-27) (aged 71)
Vienna, Austria
Alma materUniversity of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
OccupationOpera singer
Years active1949–1998
Spouse
(m. 1957; div. 1970)
ChildrenWolfgang

Walter Berry (8 April 1929 – 27 October 2000) was an Austrian lyric bass-baritone who enjoyed a prominent career in opera. He has been cited as one of several exemplary operatic bass-baritones of his era.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Walter Berry, 71, Opera Star Specialising in Mozart Roles" The New York Times Obituary, Allan Kozinn. 31 October 2000.
  2. ^ Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone & Bass Voices Richard Miller. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2008 p. 175-176 ISBN 978-0-19-532265-1