Death of the countertenor Max Riebl
According to a report in the Australian trade magazine Limelight, countertenor Max Riebl, a graduate of the Schola Cantorum Basel, has died of cancer at the age of 30.
Born in Australia, Riebl attended secondary school at the Vienna Musikgymnasium. During this time, he sang in the Hofburgkapellenchor and the Clemencic Consort. He studied baroque singing in Basel, working with Gerd Türk, Jörg-Andreas Bötticher and Andrea Marcon. He also studied singing with Silvia Purcar (Vienna) and Dermot Tutty (Melbourne).
Riebl has performed in Basel with the La Cetra Baroque Orchestra, but has also been contracted by the Pinchgut Opera, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Opera, the London Handel Orchestra, the Song Company and Orchestra Victoria. Highlights of his career include performances at the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Musikverein and the Royal Albert Hall.
