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15 November

Karajan artists: Lisa della Casa – Karajan’s Sophie and Marschallin

Regarding the popularity of Karajan’s first “Rosenkavalier” film in 1960 with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, it is not generally known that Karajan chose Lisa della Casa...

31 October

Karajan artists: Vinson Cole – from audition straight to Salzburg

For a young singer it could definitely pay off to do an audition with Karajan. In later years, Karajan had...

18 October

Karajan artists: Otto Edelmann – a “noble man” as Sachs and Ochs

Otto Edelmann (the name means “noble man” in German) was a singer Karajan loved to work with. The bass-baritone from Vienna was “trained” by Karajan...

04 July

Spotlight Strauss: “Der Rosenkavalier”

“Der Rosenkavalier” was the first original collaboration between Strauss and the Viennese author Hugo von Hofmannsthal...

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