tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59694228248677986.post-19676294808237571042008-03-09T18:14:00.003+01:002008-03-09T19:08:36.570+01:00I wrote about the classic movie just a couple of days before it was announced that Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer..such a tragic diagnosis.<br /><br />One can only remember the influence, passion, and love that Edgar Baitzel brought to opera companies throughout Germany and here in Los Angeles, whose life was lost too soon a year ago this week to cancer. I was not fortunate enough to get to know Edgar before he passed away, but I can tell you from only speaking to his colleagues about his life here, that he will forever be missed...DesperateOperawifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11657265292902422013noreply@blogger.com