Gösta Winbergh(1943-2002)
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Gösta Winbergh had homes in Stockholm and in Zurich, Switzerland, where
he was a guest performer since 1981. He performed in opera houses in
London, Paris, Milan, Hamburg and in the United States. Born in the
Swedish capital of Stockholm in 1943, Gösta Winbergh studied at the
Royal Opera Conservatory. He made his stage debut in 1973 at the Stora
Teatern in Göteborg in southwestern Sweden as Rodolfo in Puccini's 'La
Boheme'. Gösta Winbergh was a member of the Kungl. Teatern (Royal
Opera) in Stockholm 1973-81, singing mostly lyrical roles like Tamino
in Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' and Nemorino in Donizetti's 'The Elixir
of Love'. His American debut was in 1974 at the San Francisco Opera as
Don Ottavio in Mozart's 'Don Giovanni', a role he sang again in 1983 at
New York's Metropolitan Opera, where he later became a regular
performer. One of Sweden's greatest tenors, next to Jussi Björling and
Nicolai Gedda, Gösta Winbergh gradually extended his repertoire to include
more dramatic roles like Don Jose in Bizet's 'Carmen' and Tristan in
Wagner's 'Tristan and Isolde'. Winbergh's last role was that of
Florestan in Beethoven's 'Fidelio' on Sunday March 17, 2002, at the
Wiener Staatsopera (Vienna State Opera). He was found dead in his
apartment the following day.
