Christa Ludwig
Born: 16th March 1928, Berlin
Died: 24th April 2021
Nationality: German
Christa Ludwig ( 1928-2021) was a German mezzo-soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera and Lieder. Her career spanned from the late 1940s until the early 1990s.
In addition to her opera performances, Ludwig regularly gave recitals of Lieder and as a soloist with orchestras. Her performances of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler and Strauss are much admired. She also sang Bach and performed and recorded most of his major vocal works.
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Christa Ludwig (1928-2021)
26th Apr 2021
One of the most moving and versatile singers of the twentieth century, the great German mezzo-soprano has died aged 93.
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Christa Ludwig at 90
16th Mar 2018
Katherine celebrates the great German mezzo's ninetieth birthday by picking out ten favourite recordings from her long and varied career.
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) & Fritz Wunderlich (tenor) New Philharmonia & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended
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Wagner: Die Walküre
Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Hans Hotter (Wotan), Régine Crespin (Sieglinde), James King (Siegmund), Christa Ludwig (Fricka), Gottlob Frick (Hunding) Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
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Klemperer conducts Brahms | Symphonies - Overtures - Requiem
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), David Oistrakh (violin), Ralph Downes, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass-baritone), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Historical
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Nicolai Gedda (Tamino), Gundula Janowitz (Pamina), Walter Berry (Papageno), Lucia Popp (Königin der Nacht), Gottlob Frick (Sarastro), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Marga Höffgen (Drei Damen), Ruth-Margret Pütz (Papagena), Gerhard Unger (Monostatos), Karl Liebl, Franz Crass (Zwei Geharnischten), Agnes Giebel, Anna Reynolds & Josephine Veasey (Drei Knaben), Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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