Christa Ludwig
E515286
Christa Ludwig was a renowned German mezzo-soprano celebrated for her versatile operatic and lieder performances throughout the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christa Ludwig canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German person
ⓘ
human ⓘ mezzo-soprano ⓘ opera singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award ⓘ Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-03-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-04-24 ⓘ |
| employer |
Bavarian State Opera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna State Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Anton Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art song performance
ⓘ
classical singing ⓘ opera performance ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
lieder ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Christa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| mother | Eugenie Besalla-Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Christa Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Amneris in Verdi's "Aida"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brangäne in Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorabella in Mozart's "Così fan tutte" NERFINISHED ⓘ Kundry in Wagner's "Parsifal" NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonore in Beethoven's "Fidelio" NERFINISHED ⓘ Octavian in Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beethoven "Fidelio" performances
ⓘ
Mahler song interpretations ⓘ Mozart opera roles ⓘ performances in Richard Strauss operas ⓘ performances in Richard Wagner operas ⓘ |
| occupation |
lieder singer
ⓘ
opera singer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kloppenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Deutsche Grammophon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EMI Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Vienna ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Paul-Emile Deiber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalRange | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.