Alejandro Meerapfel

Alejandro Meerapfel (1969 – 22 September 2023) was an Argentine operatic baritone.[1]

Alejandro Meerapfel
Born1969 (1969)
Spain
Died (aged 54)
Ambronay, France
NationalityArgentine
OccupationOpera singer

Biography

Born in Spain in 1969, Meerapfel lived much of his life in Dijon, specializing in Baroque music as a member of the Cappella Mediterranea.

During a performance at the Ambronay Festival on 22 September 2023, he collapsed on stage following a heart attack while performing as God the Father in the Antonio Draghi oratorio Il Dono della Vita eterna.[2][3] The performance, broadcast on France Télévisions, was interrupted and evacuated.[4] Meerapfel subsequently died at the age of 54.[5]

References
  1. "Alejandro Meerapfel, baryton dijonnais meurt sur scène : « C'était un artiste de grande qualité », réagit le directeur de l'opéra Dijon". Le Bien Public (in French). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. "Décès du baryton Alejandro Meerapfel sur scène à Ambronay". ResMusica (in French). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. "Le baryton Alejandro Meerapfel est mort sur la scène du festival baroque d'Ambronay". Le Monde (in French). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. "Ain : un artiste argentin meurt d'un infarctus en plein spectacle au festival d'Ambronay". Le Parisien (in French). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. King, Chris (23 September 2023). "Distinguished Argentinian Baritone Collapses And Dies On Stage During Ambronay Festival In France". EuroWeekly News. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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