Deaths on September 4

Astrid Varnay

Died on September 4, 2006

Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (b. 1918)

Ibolyka Astrid Maria Varnay (25 April 1918 – 4 September 2006) was a Swedish-born American dramatic soprano of Hungarian descent. She spent most of her career in the United States and Germany. She was one of the leading Wagnerian heroic sopranos of her generation.

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Deaths on September 4

Astrid Varnay

Died on September 4, 2006

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