Dietfried Bernet obituary

Austrian conductor admired at opera houses across EuropeThe distinguished Austrian conductor Dietfried Bernet, who has died aged 71, was a regular visitor to Britain, where he was much admired by the public and critics alike. Indeed, some of his best work was done in England, at the London houses, Glyndebourne and Opera North, though his permanent appointments were elsewhere: Vienna, Mainz and Copenhagen.Born in Vienna, he studied at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts there with Hans Swaro...

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