José van Dam, the celebrated Belgian bass-baritone opera singer who created the title role in Messiaen’s “Saint François d’Assise,” has died at 85.

One of the most esteemed singers of his era, he had a wide repertoire that included Mozart, Wagner and the title role in Messiaen’s epic “St. François d’Assise.”

Joseph Baron Van Damme, known as José Van Dam, has passed away, the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel has announced. The celebrated opera Belgian singer enjoyed a distinguished international career and sang at venues that included the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

José van Dam, an award-winning Belgian bass-baritone opera singer who created the title role in Olivier Messiaen’s “Saint François d’Assise,” has died at age 85, a Belgian conservatory announced Thursday.

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(Corrects in paragraph 5: Von Karajan was a conductor at Berlin State Opera during nazi-Germany, not at Berlin Philharmonic) BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Belgian baritone opera singer Jose van Dam, who sang with New York's Metropolitan Opera and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris,