When he cast singers for young characters like Eva in “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” and Marzelline in “Fidelio” Karajan was always keen on voices that sounded really young. Helen Donath had such a voice...
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During every decade of his career, Karajan had Puccini operas in his repertoire and some of his recordings are looked on as the best of all...
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Karajan had little need for coloratura sopranos but for two standards of his repertoire they were indispensable – “The Magic Flute” and “Die Fledermaus”. For both operas he worked with the German singer Erika Köth...
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Boris Blacher was – together with Orff – the contemporary German composer Karajan performed most often but...
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Here you can download the full curriculum vitae of Herbert von Karajan!