Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Veteran opera singer Modinos dies


   Veteran baritone John Modinos died on Tuesday at an Athens area hospital due to heart failure.
   Modinos, 84, was born near Limassol, Cyprus and emigrated to the United States after WWII, where he completed a formal education in music.
   His career spanned four decades and included numerous operatic performances, including a total of 223 appearances in Verdi's "Rigolleto".
   His funeral will take place on Cyprus.




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