Astrid Varnay
Born: 25th April 1918, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 4th September 2006, Munich, Germany
Nationality: American
One of the most respected Wagnerian sopranos of the mid-twentieth century, Astrid Varnay was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the child of two celebrated Hungarian singers.
Varnay was to be a mainstay at Bayreuth for 17 seasons. Although she made few studio recordings, live performances reveal a huge instrument of enormous depth (putting many a contralto to shame) with a top register of lacerating thrust and power.
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Coming soon. Richard Wagner: the Ring of the Nibelung
Hans Hotter (bass-baritone), Astrid Varnay, Wolfgang Windgassen, Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Clemens Krauss
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Special offer. Wagner:der Ring Des Nibelung
Hans Hotter (bass-baritone), Alfons Herwig, Josef Traxel, Ludwig Suthaus (tenor), Georgine von Milinkovič, Gré Brouwenstijn (soprano), Gustav Neidlinger (bass-baritone), Paul Kuen (tenor), Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor), Josef Greindl (bass), Astrid Varnay (soprano), Arnold van Mill (bass), Hermann Uhde (baritone), Studio chorus, Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Hans Knappertsbusch
13 CDs: Original price $84.50 Reduced $69.29Download from $91.00 -
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Hans Hotter, Wolfgang Windgassen, Astrid Varnay, Ramon Vinay, Regina Resnik, Gustav Neidlinger, Paul Kuen, Hermann Uhde Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus, Clemens Krauss
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Wagner: Die Walküre
Astrid Varnay (Sieglinde), Lauritz Melchior (Siegmund), Emanuel List (Hunding), Helen Traubel (Brunnhilde), Kerstin Thorborg (Fricka) Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Paul Breisach
3 CDs: $19.25Download from $30.00
