Nicolai Gedda obituary

Operatic tenor with a heaven-sent voice who was a favourite of international audiences for more than 40 yearsThe Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda, who has died aged 91, was one of the most versatile and cosmopolitan singers of the 50s and onwards, as much admired in concerts and recitals as in opera, and fluent on stage in at least six languages. He always used his strong, evenly produced and attractive voice with a fastidious sense of style and in order to communicate as directly as possible with hi