Alexander Malta (28 September 1938 as Alexander Lagger – 23 August 2016) was a Swiss operatic

bass-baritone A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing thr ...

Life

Born in

St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website ...

, after the

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at the , he studied in Zürich and Italy and made his debut in 1966 in Stuttgart as Monk in ''

Don Carlos ''Don Carlos'' is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the dramatic play '' Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Friedri ...

''. Engaged in Munich, he performed in Cologne, Berlin, Vienna, Zürich, Geneva, Milan and Florence, where he sang the role of Landgrave in ''

Tannhäuser Tannhäuser (; gmh, Tanhûser), often stylized, "The Tannhäuser," was a German Minnesinger and traveling poet. Historically, his biography, including the dates he lived, is obscure beyond the poetry, which suggests he lived between 1245 and 1 ...

'' in 1983. He made his American debut in San Francisco in 1976, then appeared in Chicago and Philadelphia in 1985. He was Peter Lagger's younger brother and married the American soprano Janet Perry.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malta, Alexander Pseudonyms 20th-century Swiss male opera singers Bass-baritones 1938 births 2016 deaths People from the canton of St. Gallen