Agnes Baltsa
Born: 19th November 1944, Lefkada
Nationality: Greek
Agnes Baltsa (born 19th November 1944 in Lefkada) is a leading Greek mezzo-soprano.
Baltsa made her first appearance in an opera in 1968 as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at Frankfurt Opera, before going on to appear as Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier at the Vienna State Opera in 1970. Coming under the guidance of Herbert von Karajan, she soon came to worldwide attention and became a regular at the prestigious Salzburg Festival. She became Kammersängerin of the Vienna State Opera in 1980. Her most well known performance is that of Carmen by Georges Bizet, which she has sung a number of times with José Carreras.
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Verdi: Messa Da Requiem
Jessye Norman (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (alto), Jose Carreras (tenor), Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass), Chor und Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Riccardo Muti
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Historical
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Mozart: Requiem & Coronation Mass
Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (contralto), Werner Krenn (tenor), José Van Dam (bass) & Rudolf Scholz (organ) Wiener Singverein & Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Bernstein: Mahler
Christa Ludwig (contralto), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Joseph Flummerfelt (chorus master), James McCarthy (chorus master), Jaap van Zweden (violin), Helmut Wittek (boy soprano), Friedrich Pfeiffer (horn), Dame Margaret Price (soprano), Rudolf Scholz (organ), Kenneth Riegel (tenor), José van Dam (bass (vocal)), Hermann Prey (baritone), Agnes Baltsa (contralto), Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master), Trudeliese Schmidt (contralto), Helmut Froschauer (chorus master), Judith Blegen (soprano), Uwe Theimer (chorus master), Gerti Zeumer (soprano), James King (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Lucia Popp (soprano), Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, The Westminster Choir, New York Choral Artists, Brooklyn Boys Chorus, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Sängerknaben, Berliner Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein
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Beethoven: 9 Symphonies
Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), José van Dam (bass), Helmuth Froschauer (chorusmaster), Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan
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New. Strauss, R: Salome, Op. 54
Gerd Nienstedt (bass), Heljä Angervo (contralto), Kurt Rydl (bass), Wiesław Ochman (tenor), Helge von Bömches (bass), José van Dam (bass-baritone), Hildegard Behrens (soprano), Horst Nitsche (tenor), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Karl-Walter Böhm (tenor), David Knutson (tenor), Erich Kunz (baritone), Gerhard Unger (tenor), Heinz Zednik (tenor), Jules Bastin (bass), Martin Vantin (tenor), Dieter Ellenbeck (tenor), Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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New. Herbert von Karajan Conducts Berliner Philharmoniker & Wiener Philharmoniker
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Maurice André (trumpet), Günther Piesk (bassoon), Agnes Baltsa (contralto), Gundula Janowitz (soprano), José van Dam (bass), Peter Schreier (tenor), Lothar Koch (oboe), David Oistrakh (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Alexis Weissenberg (piano), Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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