She's one of my favourite singers specially in the German repertoire. Her Ortrud, Venus, Fricka, Oktavian, Komponist renditions are hard to be matched. She has a distinguished place in Walhalla for sure!
Her upper register is so solid for a mezzo that whenever she sings these soprano roles I feel like she channels one. Of course, with the added density and color of her natural mezzo voice.
She's one of my favourite singers specially in the German repertoire. Her Ortrud, Venus, Fricka, Oktavian, Komponist renditions are hard to be matched. She has a distinguished place in Walhalla for sure!
Best mezzo of the 20th century without equal
Her upper register is so solid for a mezzo that whenever she sings these soprano roles I feel like she channels one. Of course, with the added density and color of her natural mezzo voice.
The sheer quality and color in her voice was amazing and how she could project it. RIP Ms Ludwig
What it the source of this recording? So beautiful
Salzburg 1964