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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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
George London (Dutchman), Astrid Varnay (Senta), Josef Traxel (Erik), Arnold Van Mill (Daland), Jean Cox (steersman) & Elisabeth Schärtel (Mary) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth
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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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Jess Thomas (tenor) Walter Born, Herbert von Karajan & Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Monteserrat Caballé (soprano)
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