Award-winning singer José van Dam dies at age 85

José van Dam, an award-winning Belgian bass-baritone opera singer who created the title position in Olivier Messiaen’s “Saint François d’Assise,” has died at age 85, a Belgian conservatory introduced Thursday. Van Dam died Tuesday in Croatia, stated Natsumi Krischer of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium. Van Dam based its voice part in 2004 […]