John Wegner
Appearance
John Wegner | |
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Born | 1950 West Germany |
Died | 17 November 2019 Sydney |
Education | Victorian College of the Arts Parade College |
Occupation | Operatic baritone |
John Wegner AO (1950 – 17 November 2019) was a German-born Australian operatic baritone.[1][2]
In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours Wegner was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "distinguished service to the performing arts as a world renowned operatic bass-baritone, and as an ambassador for the cultural reputation of Australia".[3][4]
References
- ^ Nguyen, Justine (20 November 2019). "John Wegner Has Died". Limelight Magazine. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco (20 November 2019). "Obituary: Baritone John Wegner Dies At 69". Operawire. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "John Wegner". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours: Full list of NSW recipients". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links
- Official website
- John Wegner (Baritone) Bach Cantatas Website
- John Wegner AO Parade College Hall of Fame
- Old Paradians mourn the passing of John Wegner AO
Categories:
- 1950 births
- 2019 deaths
- Australian operatic baritones
- Officers of the Order of Australia
- Helpmann Award winners
- International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming winners
- Victorian College of the Arts alumni
- German emigrants to Australia
- Neurological disease deaths in Australia
- Opera singer stubs
- Australian singer stubs