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The opera that killed its star – the eerie story of how baritone Leonard Warren died on stage
18 September 2024, 15:04 | Updated: 18 September 2024, 15:50
'To die!
Tremendous moment!' sang Leonard Warren on stage in New York, moments before he collapsed and died.
During his career, Leonard Warren was revered as one of of the best baritones in the world.
Leonard warren biography
He frequently sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. And it was here, in 1960, that he sang his last aria, before collapsing on stage.
Which is noteworthy enough – not many musicians die on stage, after all. But here's where things get really eerie…
On 4 March 1960 Leonard Warren stepped on the stage of the Met to sing the role of Don Carlo in La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny) by Verdi.
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The performance began without trouble, but things took a turn for the worst in Act III of the opera.
Warren began singing the aria that begins with the w