Elisabeth Höngen
Born: 7th December 1906, Gevelsberg, Germany
Died: 7th August 1997, Vienna
Nationality: German
Elisabeth Höngen was a German operatic mezzo-soprano and singing-actress. She was particularly associated with Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss roles, and with Verdi's Lady Macbeth. From 1947 onward she was one of the Vienna State Opera's most prominent artists for nearly 30 years.
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Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol. 5 (Remastered 2024)
Elisabeth Höngen (soloist), Nicolai Gedda (soloist), Walter Kreppel (soloist), Wilma Lipp (soloist), NDR Sinfonieorchester, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmoniker, South German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi, Herbert von Karajan, Han Müller-Kray
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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Höngen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Building a Library, December 2022, Historic Recording
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Special offer. Stabat Mater: Dvořák, Penderecki, Schubert, Vivaldi & Peroglesi
Marina Shaguch, Ingeborg Danz (contralto), James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone), Margot Guilleaume, Richard Holm, Gerhard Groschel, Ingrid Habermann, Marta Beňačková, Kurz Azesberger, Peter Mikulas, Teresa Stich-Randall (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (mezzo-soprano), Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Chorus, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Munich Radio Orchestra, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Kölner Rundfunkchor, Gürzenich-orchester der Stadt Köln, Virtuosi di Praga, Prague Chamber Choir, Wiener Philharmoniker, Vienna Academy Choir, Helmuth Rilling, Marcello Viotti, Günter Wand, Martin Sieghart, Mario Rossi
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Bizet: Carmen
Elisabeth Hongen (Carmen), Torsten Ralf (Don Jose), Josef Hermann (Escamilio), Kurt Bohme (Zuniga), Elfriede Weidlich (Micaela), Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Bohm
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