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Christa Ludwig
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Christa Ludwig was born in Berlin on 16 March 1928 and was an opera singer holding citizenship of Germany and France. Her field of work encompassed opera and singing, and she performed using her voice. She was married to Walter Berry and had one child. Ludwig received the Commander of the Legion of Honour. She spoke German and died in Klosterneuburg on 24 April 2021.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Ḳontserṭ meyuḥad
- Jonas Weg ins Lesen 02. Bingo und der Batzen Dreck
- Fluchtballon
- Jonas Weg ins Lesen
- Operatic recital
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Acting · Berlin, Germany
Christa Ludwig (16 March 1928 – 24 April 2021) was a German mezzo-soprano and sometime dramatic soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera, lieder, oratorio, and other major religious works like masses, passions, and solos in symphonic literature. Her performing career spanned almost half a century, from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. She sang at many international opera houses…
Known for
- Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele — self2020
- Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro — Self - Opera Singer2019
- Erlesen — self2010
- Faszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen — Self2009
- Karajan: Beauty As I See It — Self2008
- Karajan - Beethoven: The Symphonies — Self2008
- Mozart Requiem — Self - Mezzo2005
- Karajan · Die Symphonien — Self2005
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio — Self1994
- Candide — The Old Lady1991
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 2021
Discography
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- 7,265
- Total plays
- 38,913
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Christa Ludwig (born 16 March 1928) is a German mezzo-soprano (now retired), distinguished for her performances of opera, Lieder, oratorio and other major religious works like masses and Passions, and solos contained in symphonic literature. Her career spanned from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. Ludwig was born in Berlin to a musical family; her father, Anton Ludwig, was a tenor and an operatic administrator, her mother, the mezzo-soprano Eugenie Besalla-Ludwig who sang the Aachen Opera
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-03-16 ) 16 March 1928, Berlin, Germany
- Died
- 24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) (aged 93), Klosterneuburg , Austria
- Occupation
- Operatic mezzo-soprano
- Organizations
- Vienna State Opera Metropolitan Opera
- Title
- Kammersängerin
- Spouses
- Walter Berry ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1970 ) Paul-Emile Deiber ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 ; died 2011 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christa
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Klosterneuburg
- Spouse
- Walter Berry
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Field of work
- singing
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- KS Christa Ludwig, geboren am 16. März 1928 in Berlin, deutsche Opern- und Konzertsängerin (Mezzosopran) wurde zur Ehrenpräsidentin der Hilde Zadek Stiftung ernannt. (17122239712) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1928-03-16
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- name in native language
- Christa Ludwig
- date of death
- 2021-04-24
- described by source
- Biblioteca Europea di Informazione e Cultura
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Encyclopedic overview
Christa Ludwig (16 March 1928 – 24 April 2021) was a German mezzo-soprano and sometime dramatic soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera, lieder, oratorio, and other major religious works like masses, passions, and solos in symphonic literature. Her performing career spanned almost half a century, from the late 1940s until the early 1990s.
She sang at many international opera houses and festivals, including at the Vienna State Opera from 1955 to 1994, and at the Metropolitan Opera in many roles. She is remembered for roles such as Mozart's Dorabella, Beethoven's Leonore in Fidelio, Wagner's Kundry, and both Octavian and the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss. In Vienna, she created the title role of Gottfried von Einem's Der Besuch der alten Dame in 1971.
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