Ludwig, Christa

Overview

Works:	1,293 works in 5,465 publications in 10 languages and 74,403 library holdings
Genres:	Operas Live sound recordings Drama Songs and music Excerpts Song cycles Oratorios Musicals Musical settings Arrangements (Music)
Roles:	Performer, Singer, Author, Vocalist, Other, Interviewee, Illustrator, Editor, Musician, Actor, Conductor, Creator
Classifications:	M1500, 782.1

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Christa Ludwig

In my own voice : memoirs by Christa Ludwig( Book )
--und ich wäre so gern Primadonna gewesen : Erinnerungen by Christa Ludwig( Book )
Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry by Paul Lorenz( Book )
Ma voix et moi by Christa Ludwig( Book )
"Leicht muss man sein" Erinnerungen an die Zukunft by Christa Ludwig( Book )

Most widely held works by Christa Ludwig

Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss( Recording )

160 editions published between 1957 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 3,097 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Strauss's poignant fairy tale of 18th-century Vienna is brilliantly realized by a glittering cast under the musical direction of the great Karl Böhm, a friend and protégé of the composer. Vienna's own Leonie Rysanek is the beautiful and wise Marschallin, the woman who knows her affair with the impetuous Octavian (a superb Christa Ludwig) will not last forever. The enchanting Reri Grist sings Sophie, the girl who captures the young man's heart. Water Berry is appropriately loveable and boorish as Sophie's would-be fiancé, the rustic Baron Ochs, who becomes the victim of Octavian's elaborate joke. Nicolai Gedda is luxuriously cast as the Italian Singer

Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven( )

126 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 8 languages and held by 2,087 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The well loved team of Waltraud Meier and Placido Domingo join conductor Daniel Barenboim in a complete recording of Beethoven's intense and dramatic opera

Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler( Recording )

168 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 2,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Der deutsche Bariton Christian Gerhaher ist zweifellos einer der besten Liedsänger der Welt. Auf seiner neuen CD widmet er sich gemeinsam mit Kent Nagano und dem Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal sowie Klaus Florian Vogt, Tenor, erstmals Mahlers berühmtem Werk "Das Lied von der Erde", seiner Vertonung von sieben Gedichten für Tenor, Alt und Orchester, laut Mahlers eigenem Bekunden "das Persönlichste, was ich je geschrieben habe". Das Werk komponierte Mahler 1907, einem Jahr, in dem sein Leben durch mehrere schwere Schicksalsschläge (dem Tod seiner Tochter, dem Rücktritt als Direktor der Wiener Hofoper und eigener Krankheit) gezeichnet war. Christian Gerhaher, Klaus Florian Vogt und dem Orchester unter Nagano gelingt es, die Tiefen und die Farbigkeit von Mahlers Werk in allen Details auszuloten. Nr. 1 Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde: Allegro pesante Nr. 2 Der Einsame im Herbst: Etwas schleichend. Ermüdet Nr. 3 Von der Jugend: Behaglich heiter Nr. 4 Von der Schönheit: Comodo. Dolcissimo Nr. 5 Der Trunkene im Frühling: Allegro Nr. 6 Der Abschied: Schwer

Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner( Recording )

127 editions published between 1966 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 1,990 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Digital Audio Download Includes: Part 1: 1. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I: Vorspiel (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Karl Ridderbusch/Bernd Weikl/Peter Schreier/Martin Vantin/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 2. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 1: Westw?rts schweift der Blick (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Peter Schreier/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 3. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 2: Frisch weht der Wind der Heimat zu (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Peter Schreier/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 4. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 2: Hab 'acht, Tristan! (Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 5. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Weh! ach wehe! Dies zu dulden! (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 6. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 7. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: O blinde Augen! Bl?de Herzen! (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 8. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Welcher Wahn! Welch' eitles Z?rnen! (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 9. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Kennst du der Mutter K?nste nicht? (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 10. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: Auf! Auf! Ihr Frauen! (Helga Dernesch/Walter Berry/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 11. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: Herrn Tristan bringe meinen Gruss (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 12. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: H?rtest du nicht? Hier bleib' ich (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 13. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Begehrt, Herrin, was ihr w?nscht (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 14. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Da du so sittsam, mein Herr Tristan (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) Part 2: 1. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: War Morold dir so wert (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 2. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Des Schweigens Herrin heisst mich schweigen (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 3. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Tristan! ... Isolde! (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 4. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Schnell, den Mantel, den K?nigsschmuck! (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 5. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act II: Vorspiel (Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von ... (P) 2011 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd

Capriccio by Richard Strauss( )

54 editions published between 1958 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,981 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Kiri Te Kanawa gives an elegant and touching performance in one of her greatest roles, the wealthy and cultured young Countess Madeleine, who must choose between her two artist suitors: the composer Flamand (David Kuebler) and the poet Olivier (Simon Keenlyside). Jan-Hendrik Rootering is La Roche, the temperamental theater director whose troupe entertains the Countess. Wolfgang Brendel is her brother, the Count, and Kathryn Harries sings the actress Clairon. Andrew Davis conducts

Lohengrin by Richard Wagner( )

93 editions published between 1964 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,884 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lohengrin: a romantic opera in three acts. Jess Thomas, tenor Elisabeth Grummer, soprano Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano Gottlob Frick, bass Otto Wiener, bass Chorus of theVienna State Opera, Rudolf Kempe, conductor. Libretto and notes included

Die Walküre by Richard Wagner( Recording )

94 editions published between 1965 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 1,883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wagner's drama of overwhelming love and devastating loss has seldom been so vividly brought to life as with this all-star cast of great singing actors. The electrifying combination of Jon Vickers and Leonie Rysanek, as twins who fall in love, is legendary. Birgit Nilsson, the defining Brünnhilde of her generation, gives one of her most touching performances as the daughter of a god who cannot withstand the power of human love. With the great Christa Ludwig as Fricka, and Thomas Stewart's gripping portrayal of Wotan, the unraveling god, this is not to be missed

Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner( Recording )

91 editions published between 1964 and 2002 in 6 languages and held by 1,658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

En este final del "ciclo del Anillo" Wagner lleva la doble tragedia de Wotan y Siegfried. Brünnhilde declara que Wotan es todopoderoso y eterno. Con casco y armadura reluciente cabalga a través del aire que lleva una Siegfried resucitado de la mano. Siegfried se reconcilia con Wotan, y la sociedad se cura de sus males

Così fan tutte : [opera buffa in two acts] by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

127 editions published between 1955 and 2016 in 7 languages and held by 1,463 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cosi fan tutte Lisa Della Casa, soprano Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano Emmy Loose, soprano Erich Kunz, tenor Anton Dermota, tenor Paul Schoeffler Vienna Philharmonic orchestra Vienna State Opera Chorus Karl Bohm, conductor

Norma by Vincenzo Bellini( )

25 editions published between 1951 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Highlights from Bellini's Opera, Norma. Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Opera House, Milan, Tullio Serafin, Conductor. Maria Callas, soprano; Franco Corelli, tenor; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Nicola Zaccaria, bass; Edda Vincenzi, soprano

Candide by Leonard Bernstein( Recording )

49 editions published between 1991 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 1,076 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

New York City Opera

Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

46 editions published between 1960 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,046 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

18. Jahrhundert; Oper

Hansel & Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck( )

37 editions published between 1974 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,041 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Booklet articles. In German: Hänsel & Gretel, Hexenwald und Kinderparadies / Karl Dietrich Gräwe ; Inhalt -- In English: Hansel & Gretel, lessons for life / Bruno Bettelheim ; Hansel & Gretel, from fireside to footlights / Barrymore Laurence Scherer ; Synopsis -- In French: A propos d'Hansel et Gretel / Marcel Marnat -- In Italian: Hänsel e Gretel / Franco Soprano

Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini( Recording )

40 editions published between 1974 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 981 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Madama Butterfly concerns the disastrous results of a young American naval officer's marriage to a pretty geisha

Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner( Recording )

72 editions published between 1970 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 964 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tannhäuser deals with the medieval Minnesinger of that name

Norma by Vincenzo Bellini( Recording )

77 editions published between 1951 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pollione, a Roman Proconsul, has two children by Norma, a Druid priestess, in the course of a long relationship. Norma isn't as young and beautiful as once she was. A temple virgin, Adalgisa, is young and beautiful. Pollione must have her. He has importuned the young virgin to run away with him to Rome, and she has finally agreed. When Norma learns of Pollione's faithlessness, she threatens to kill the two children. Before she can do this, the Druid temple priests apprehend Pollione as he attempts to abscond with their sacred virgin, Adalgisa. The priests build a pyre to burn Pollione to death. Norma relents. Instead of killing the children, she blames herself for her misery and climbs onto the pyre to die with Pollione

Die Schöpfung = The creation by Joseph Haydn( Recording )

68 editions published between 1966 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 809 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This marvellous recording, sung in German, comes as a surprise, since Bernard Haitink is not obviously associated with Haydn. In fact he didn't tackle The Creation until 2011, when he was 82. He approaches this great choral masterpiece with wit, unhurried grandeur, riveting orchestral detail and forward momentum - in short, with just the acuity he brings to anything he conducts. (....) Gabriel (soprano Camilla Tilling), Uriel (tenor Mark Padmore), and Raphael (bass Hanno Müller-Brachmann). Choir, orchestra and soloists are on sparkling form in this live recording - an invigorating reminder, if any were needed, of Haydn's genius" (The Guardian)

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner( Recording )

38 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 793 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg): Overture performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra with Yevgeny Mravinsky conducting. [Note: This product is an authorized CD-R and is manufactured on demand]

Parsifal : [ein Bühnenweihfestspiel] by Richard Wagner( Recording )

68 editions published between 1973 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 790 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hearing either Jon Vickers or Christa Ludwig, two of the most riveting singing actors of their time, in Parsifal would be cause for celebration. This recording presents both of these great artists in their only joint broadcast of Wagner's mystical opera, with James Levine bringing his own special magic to the occasion, making it indeed a Parsifal for the ages. Martti Talvela is an authoritative, compassionate Gurnemanz and Bernd Weikl a memorable Amfortas

Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi( )

41 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Falstaff. Guiseppe Taddei, Rolando Panerai, Francisco Araiza, Raina Kabaivanska, Janet Perry, Christa Ludwig, Trudeliese Schmidt, Weiner Staatsopernchor, Weiner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, conductor

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Audience level: 0.42 (from 0.35 for Madama But ... to 0.88 for Ma voix et ...)

Related Identities

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England) Performer Instrumentalist Musician
Berry, Walter Other Singer Performer Musician Vocalist Creator
Wiener Philharmoniker Other Performer Instrumentalist Musician
Karajan, Herbert von Other Interviewee Performer Director Conductor Author Instrumentalist
Wagner, Richard 1813-1883 Composer Author Musician Librettist
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich 1925-2012 Other Singer Performer Author Vocalist
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Other Singer Performer Musician
Philharmonia Chorus (London, England) Singer Performer Musician
Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Other Singer Performer Musician Vocalist Author
Mahler, Gustav 1860-1911 Author Lyricist Composer

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Bible.--Genesis Brothers and sisters Creation Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) Germany Heroes Incidental music--Excerpts Iseult (Legendary character) Live sound recordings Ludwig, Christa Masses Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner, Richard) Mezzo-sopranos Musicals Music--Computer network resources New York (State)--New York Nonets (Bassoons (2), clarinets (2), horns (2), oboes (2), double bass), Arranged Opera Operas Operas--Excerpts Operas--Excerpts, Arranged Operas--Librettos Oratorios Overtures Overtures (Bassoons (2), clarinets (2), flute, horns (2), oboes (2)) Perceval--(Legendary character) Piano music (4 hands), Arranged Rondos (Bassoons (2), clarinets (2), horns (2), oboes (2)) Song cycles Songs, German Songs (High voice) with chamber orchestra Songs (High voice) with orchestra Songs (High voice) with piano Songs (Low voice) with chamber orchestra Songs (Low voice) with orchestra Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra Songs (Medium voice) with piano Songs with instrumental ensemble Swan-knight (Legendary character) Symphonies Tannhäuser Tristan (Legendary character) Tristan und Isolde (Wagner, Richard) Valkyries (Norse mythology) Wind nonets (Bassoons (2), clarinets (2), flute, horns (2), oboes (2)) Wind nonets (Bassoons (3), clarinets (2), horns (2), oboes (2)), Arranged Wind octets (Bassoons (2), clarinets (2), horns (2), oboes (2)) Wind sextets (Bassoons (2), clarinets (2), horns (2)) Witches Women heroes

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Alternative Names

Berry, Christa.

Berry, Christa 1928-

Christa Ludwig artiste lyrique allemande

Christa Ludwig deutsche Opern- und Konzertsängerin

Christa Ludwig Duits zangeres

Christa Ludwig mezzosoprano tedesco

Christa Ludwig německá operní pěvkyně

Christa Ludwig német opera- és koncerténekesnő

Christa Ludwig singer

Deiber, Christa.

Deiber, Christa 1928-

Lûdvig, Krista.

Ludwig, Ch.

Ludwigová, Ch.

Ludwigová, Christa.

Людвиг, Криста

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כריסטה לודוויג

كريستا لودفيغ مغنية

کریستا لودویگ موسیقی‌دان، خواننده، و خواننده اپرا آلمانی

クリスタ・ルートヴィヒ

ルートヴィヒ, クリスタ

克里絲塔·路德維希

Languages

German (977)

Italian (211)

English (95)

French (50)

Spanish (7)

Multiple languages (3)

Russian (2)

Dutch (2)

Hausa (1)

Germanic (1)