His skill in completing Alban Berg’s “Lulu” almost 40 years after Berg’s death was considered one of the greatest operatic achievements of the 20th century.
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Thai Cave Survivor Dies in England
Five years ago, Duangphet Promthep survived a harrowing test of human endurance under rock and in darkness — the 13-year-old captain of a Thai soccer
Fred Terna, Creator of Fiery Holocaust Paintings, Dies at 99
Although he was untrained, Mr. Terna began to draw at Theresienstadt and became part of a group of artists there who scrounged for good paper
Harold Brown, Tuskegee Airman Who Faced a Lynch Mob, Dies at 98
Taking his doctor’s advice, he regularly drank a concoction of ice cream, malt and an egg. He was retested, weighed in at 128.75 and was
Juan Carrito, Italy’s Beloved Brown Bear, Dies In Traffic Accident
Juan Carrito’s mother, Amarena, had been notorious in her own right as a food-conditioned bear. (She also gained some fame for giving birth in January
Paul Johnson, Prolific Historian Prized by Conservatives, Dies at 94
In 1994, a group of his American conservative admirers produced “The Quotable Paul Johnson: A Topical Compilation of His Wit, Wisdom, and Satire.” Arranged in
Adolfo Kaminsky Dies at 97; His Forgeries Saved Thousands of Jews
Adolfo Kaminsky was born on Oct. 1, 1925, in Buenos Aires. His parents, Salomon and Anna (Kinoël) Kaminsky, were Russian Jews who met in Paris
Marcio Freire, Renowned Brazilian Surfer, Dies in Portugal
The famed Brazilian surfer Márcio Freire died while surfing in the town of Nazaré on Portugal’s central coast, an area renowned in the sport for
Fay Weldon, British Novelist Who Challenged Feminist Orthodoxy, Dies at 91
“I put down the phone,” Mr. Goff said. “She again asked the judges if they had changed their views. ‘Then I vote for Coetzee,’ she
Tony Vaccaro, 100, Dies; Photographed War From a Soldier’s Perspective
As a high school student in the New York City suburbs, Tony Vaccaro became intrigued by photography. Two months after graduation, when he was inducted