Renowned opera conductor Silvio Varviso has died at the age of 82 in Antwerp following a brief illness. Varviso, the son of a singing instructor, was born in 1924 in Zurich, and made his debut at the age of 20 when he conducted a performance of Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'. During the course of his career, he conducted at the likes of Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, the Paris Opera and the Munich Opera Festival. For the last fifteen years, Varviso had been a permanent guest conductor at the Flanders Opera. He made his last appearance there on 19 Sep, conducting Puccini's 'Tosca'.
Nov 2, 2006
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Conductor Silvio Varviso dies
Opera conductor Silvio Varviso has died aged 82 in Antwerp after a brief illness, having worked with leading opera houses across Europe and the US.