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27 March

Karajan artists: Gottlob Frick – improvising Wagner

Gottlob Frick was a basso profundo at the Vienna State Opera in the 1950s and 60s who performed no fewer than 88 times with Karajan...

31 January

Karajan artists: Wilma Lipp – first mother then daughter

Wilma Lipp made her debut as an opera singer at the age of 17, became a member of the Vienna State Opera at 20, had her breakthrough as “Queen of the Night” at 23 and recorded the opera with Karajan when she was...

06 December

Karajan artists: Helen Donath – a youthful voice

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...

10 October

Karajan artists: Thomas Stewart – breakfast with Wotan

The singer who sang Wotan in the “Ring” studio recordings must have been a special one for Karajan. Thomas Stewart...

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