- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 16, 1928
- Place of Birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Died
- April 24, 2021
Christa Ludwig
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. She is widely recognised as having been one of the most significant and distinguished singers of the 20…
Filmography
movieEine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
2020 · self
movieKarajan: Portrait of a Maestro
2019 · Self - Opera Singer
Erlesen
tvErlesen
2010 · self
Faszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen
movieFaszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen
2009 · Self
movieKarajan: Beauty As I See It
2008 · Self
movieKarajan - Beethoven: The Symphonies
2008 · Self
movieKarajan · Die Symphonien
2005 · Self
movieMozart Requiem
2005 · Self - Mezzo
tvalfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994 · Self
movieCandide
1991 · The Old Lady
movieGötterdämmerung
1990 · Waltraute
movieDas Rheingold
1990 · Fricka
movieDie Walküre
1990 · Fricka
movieLeonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
1989 · Self
tvLe monde est à vous
1987 · Self
movieThe Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
1985 · Self
tvZeugen des Jahrhunderts
1979 · Self
movieLeonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
1977 · Self / Mezzo-Soprano
movieBernstein Mahler Rehearsal
1976 · Self
moviePuccini's Madama Butterfly
1974 · Suzuki
movieMahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
1973 · Self
movieDas Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
1972 · Self (soprano)
tvDalli Dalli
1971 · Self
movieVon Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele
1970 · Self
movieCosì fan tutte
1970 · Dorabella
movieDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg
1970 · Eva
movieFidelio
1963 · Leonore
Was bin ich?
tvWas bin ich?
1955 · Self
movieMahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
— · Self (mezzo-soprano)