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    Christa Ludwig (16 March 1928 – 24 April 2021) was a German mezzo-soprano and sometime dramatic soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera, lieder...
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  • physiologist Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (born 1995), Danish cyclist Christa Ludwig (1928–2021), German singer Christa Ludwig (writer) (born 1949) German writer...
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    Philharmonia Orchestra with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Christa Ludwig (1962) (EMI) Symphony No. 9 (Ludwig van Beethoven): Herbert von Karajan conducting the...
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    Christa Ludwig (née Schnorrenberg; born 1 November 1949) is a German teacher, writer and editor, specializing in books for young people. She taught at...
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    S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio, with fellow singers Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, and Franz Crass, conducted by Karl Richter. Also he is the tenor on...
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  • actress Christa Luding-Rothenburger (born 1959), German speed skater and track cyclist Christa Ludwig (1928–2021), German opera singer Christa Luft (born...
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    Donath was Gretel. The cast also included Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Christa Ludwig As the witch. 1974 Heinz Wallberg (studio; stereo) EMI Orchestra - Gürzenich...
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    the audience. While Kertész felt Judith is a villain in this sense, Christa Ludwig, who had sung the role, disagreed, stating that she only voices all...
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  • cast another former Brünnhilde, Astrid Varnay, but she declined and Christa Ludwig sang the part. Among the nine Valkyries were well-known singers including...
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  • Vienna State Opera on 23 May 1971, with Horst Stein conducting and Christa Ludwig in the principal role. The German premiere was staged at the Deutsche...
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    Carlos Kleiber, with Christa Ludwig and Waldemar Kmentt, Vienna Symphony (live recording from 1967) Otto Klemperer, with Christa Ludwig and Fritz Wunderlich...
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    Orchestra CD: Sony Classical Cat: 88697527292 1978 Joan Sutherland, Christa Ludwig, Anne Collins, Elizabeth Connell, Isobel Buchanan Richard Bonynge, National...
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  • CD Philips 00289 475 7567 Puccini: Suor Angelica (Joan Sutherland, Christa Ludwig, Anne Collins, Isobel Buchanan, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard...
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    Missa solemnis (Beethoven) (category Religious music by Ludwig van Beethoven)
    The Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123, is a Solemn Mass composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819 to 1823. It was first performed on 7 April 1824 in...
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    (Hungaroton, 2005). Jon Vickers with Peter Schaaf (1983, VAI) Mezzo-Soprano Christa Ludwig 1986 recording with James Levine, pianist on Deutsche Grammophon. Olaf...
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  • Barber: Two Scenes From "Antony and Cleopatra"/Knoxville, Summer of 1915 Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry – A Most Unusual Song Recital (Beethoven, Rossini, Brahms...
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  • 1967 Georg Solti (conductor), Régine Crespin, Hans Hotter, James King, Christa Ludwig, Birgit Nilsson Wagner: Die Walküre Vienna Philharmonic Erich Leinsdorf...
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  • Orchestra of the RAI Turin Cetra 1960 Bellini – Norma Maria Callas, Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli, Nicola Zaccaria Tullio Serafin Coro e Orchestra Teatro...
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  • Böhm Vienna State Opera Chorus Wiener Symphoniker Gundula Janowitz Christa Ludwig Peter Schreier Walter Berry Deutsche Grammophon (DVD) 1971 (1971) Benjamin...
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    after her retirement. Among her pupils were Betty Allen, Grace Bumbry, Christa Ludwig, Regina Resnik, Dubravka Zubovic and Milka Stojanovic. Composer Richard...
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    with a new cast: Hilde Zadek and Josef Gostic as Ariadne and Bacchus, Christa Ludwig as composer and Erika Köth as Zerbinetta. In 1964, Günther Rennert staged...
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    Caracciolo Orchestra Rossini di Napoli Decca 6153 1966 Evelyn Lear Christa Ludwig Lorin Maazel Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Phillips 3590 1990 (live...
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  • Kanji I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna (d. 2010) 1928 – Christa Ludwig, German opera singer (d. 2021) 1929 – Betty Johnson, American singer...
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    Abbey Road Studios. The recording starred Jerry Hadley, June Anderson, Christa Ludwig, and Adolph Green in the leading roles. The live concert from the Barbican...
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    all-star cast with Nicolai Ghiaurov, Piero Cappuccilli, Mirella Freni and Christa Ludwig with Herbert von Karajan conducting. Thereafter Domingo frequently returned...
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  • James Levine, with Gary Lakes, James Morris, Hildegard Behrens and Christa Ludwig (Deutsche Grammophon) Wagner, Die Walküre (Sieglinde), cond. Marek Janowski...
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    at the Metropolitan Opera House premiere, with Jon Vickers as Énée. Christa Ludwig had been cast as Didon but was ill at the time of the premiere; she...
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  • of the same name, performed by Ileana Cotrubaș, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Christa Ludwig, Siegmund Nimsgern, Elisabeth Söderström, Frederica von Stade and Ruth...
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    in 1961, when her mother took her to see Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Christa Ludwig in Der Rosenkavalier. With the help of a graduation gift from her grandfather...
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    1949, broadcast by the BBC and released in 1986 on Decca 414 611-1 Christa Ludwig, accompanied by Gerald Moore, recorded in 1959 on EMI. Lillian 'Windsor'...
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