Baritone had Mennonite roots

Victor Braun, well-known Canadian baritone, died January 6 in Ulm, Germany, at the age of 65. Born in Windsor, Ontario, to immigrant Mennonite parents, Braun studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and sang his first operatic role, in Tosca, with the Canadian Opera Company in 1957. His international career was launched when he …