Spotlight Beethoven: “Fidelio”
Regarding the importance Beethoven had for Karajan, it is no surprise that his only opera was a cornerstone in the maestro’s repertoire...
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Fidelio
Karajan artists: Helga Dernesch – Brünnhilde, Isolde, Leonore
Helga Dernesch was the most important female singer for Karajan’s great Wagner projects in the period between 1969 and 1973. She appeared as Isolde in “Tristan und Isolde”...
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Spotlight: Jon Vickers — Karajan’s man for passionate characters
Jon Vickers would have celebrated his 100th birthday on 29 October 2026. We look at his work with Herbert von Karajan, from their first meeting in Vienna to their performances and recordings of Fidelio, Otello and Tristan und Isolde.
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