- Mar 4 Leonard Warren [Warenoff], American baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1939-60), dies of a heart attack during a performance of Verddi's "La forza del destino" at 48
- Mar 27 Ian Whyte, Scottish composer and conductor (BBC Scottish Orchestra), dies at 58
- Mar 30 Joseph Haas, German late romantic opera composer (Tobias Wunderlich; Totenmesse), dies at 81