73-year-old conductor collapses and dies mid-performance at leading German opera house
Stefan Soltesz was conducting at the Bavarian State Opera when he collapsed at the podium during the first act. Picture: Getty By Sophia Alexandra Hall, ClassicFM @sophiassocials Stefan Soltész is the fourth conductor to collapse during a performance at the Bavarian State Opera over the past century. Hungarian-born Austrian conductor, Stefan Soltész collapsed at the podium of the Bavarian State Opera on Friday evening, and died later that night. The 73-year-old maestro passed out towards the end of the first act of Strass’ Die schweigsame Frau (The Silent Woman) which he was conducting at the Munich based opera house. Over the weekend, the Bavarian State Opera released a statement on its website reading, “It is with shock and deep sadness that the Bayerische Staatsoper has to announce the loss of Stefan Soltész. “He passed away on the evening of July 22, 2022 after collapsing during his conducting of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard St...