Deon van der Walt his debut as Almaviva in Rossini’s "The Barber of Seville". He was counted amongst the leading lyric tenors of his day and performed at all the world’s major opera houses, including He also performed at numerous international festivals, especially at the Salzburg Festival, where he sang Belmonte in Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio" and Ferrando in "Così fan tutte" under Riccardo Muti. On video, he can be seen in Handel's "Semele" as Jupiter, singing a long, beautifully shaped "Where'er you walk"; in Donizetti's "Linda di Chamounix" with Edita Gruberová; and in "La belle Hélène". Deon van der Walt died at
Marta Belen locations around the United States, Brazil, Portugal, and Spain. She sang for the Tucson Opera (now the Arizona Opera) and the San Francisco Opera. She sang the principal soprano role for "La Traviata", "Madame Butterfly", and "La Boheme", as well as performing in "La Sonnambula", "Daughter of the Regiment" (La fille du régiment), "The Magic Flute", and "The Abduction from the Seraglio". In the late 1970s she recorded Rachmaninoff's art songs with Paula Fan accompanying. Marta married Roger Irwin in 1962. They later divorced in 1976. She married David Hutchinson in 1983. In 1966 she began studying Buddhism, and lived