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Gösta Winbergh
Gösta Winbergh (December 30, 1943 – March 18, 2002) was a Swedish tenor.
Early life.
Winbergh was born in Stockholm. There was no musical tradition in Winbergh's family. He himself was a building engineer when he watched his first opera performance in 1967; the experience so moved him that he decided on an operatic career. Accordingly, he applied for the opera class at Sweden's Royal Academy of Music. He trained at the school between 1969-71. He began singing
in 1990 for the title role of Idomeneo, repeating the role at Madrid the following year.
Personal life.
Winbergh married Elena, and had a son and a daughter with her. His son, Gunnar, is best known for playing The Black Falcon in the 2006 film Flyboys.
Death.
Winbergh suffered a heart attack and died in Vienna in 2002, where he was performing at the time. To honor his memory and opera work, "The Gösta Winbergh Award (GWA)" was instituted in