Christa Ludwig; Fritz Wunderlich; “DAS LIED VON DER ERDE“; Gustav Mahler

This channel is the re-establishment of previous channels that have been sadly terminated. ================ Christa Ludwig--mezzo-soprano Fritz Wunderlich--tenor Otto Klemperer---conductor New Philharmonia Orchestra 1964 ==================== “Born: March 16, 1928 - Berlin, Germany Died: April 24, 2021 - Klosterneuburg, Austria The celebrated German mezzo-soprano, Christa Ludwig, was a true child of the theatre. Her father, Anton Ludwig, was a tenor and an operatic administrator, her mother the mezzo-soprano Eugenie Besalla-Ludwig. Her mother was engaged at the Aachen Opera House during Herbert von Karajan’s period as conductor where she sang roles from Senta to Rezia to Azucena, from Ulrica to Elektra and Fidelio. At the age of 40 she had ruined her voice and had to give up her career. Christa studied primarily with her mother, and also Frankfurt am Main with Hüni-Mihacsek. Christa Ludwig made her debut as Orlovsky at Frankfurt at the age of 18, where she sa