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20 September

Karajan artists: Edith Mathis – a soprano for “heaven’s delights”

Edith Mathis (b. 1938) is a Swiss soprano who worked intensely with Karajan in the 1970s. No wonder their collaboration revolved largely...

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09 February

Karajan artists: Janet Perry – an unspoken connection

The American singer Janet Perry (b. 1947) worked regularly with Karajan on major opera projects between 1976 and 1985. She appeared...

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03 February

Karajan artists: Anna Tomowa-Sintow – the ultimate muse

Anna Tomowa-Sintow was definitely a vocal muse in Karajan’s last fifteen years and appeared in some of his most important projects for the stage or in the studio...

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MödlMarzellineMasettoMaurice AndréMaurice RavelMaurice RosengartenMaurizio PolliniMax Reinhardtmedia starmeditationMeistersingerMendelssohnmentorshipMetropolitan OperaMexicomezzoMicaëlaMichel SchwalbéMilanmilitary officerMirella FreniMissa SolemnisMonteverdi renaissanceMozartMozart ensembleMozart's RequiemMozarteumMstislav RostropovichMunichMurder in the Cathedralmusic critiquemusic makingmusic promotermusic scandalmusical innovationmusical interpretationmusical legacymusical performanceMussorgskyNanettaNational Theatre MunichNelson MassNeue Zürcher ZeitungNew Year's Eve ConcertNew YorkNew York Times MagazineNicolae HerleaNicolai GeddanightingaleOberon overtureOchsOde to Joyopen air concertoperaopera productionOpernkapellmeisterOralia DominguezoratorioOrchestra de Teatro Colón Buenos Airesorchestral challengeorchestral conductingorchestral musicorchestral repertoireorchestral workOrchestre de la Suisse RomandeOrchestre Radio-SymphoniqueOrlando di LassoOsakaOscarOtelloOtto EdelmannOtto 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StrengRuler of the Spiritssacred worksSaint-SaënsSalomeSalzburgSalzburg Easter FestivalSalzburg FestivalScandinavian singersSchubertSchumannSeiji OzawaSemiramideSena JurinacSharplessShostakovichShura CherkasskySibeliusSiegfriedSiegmundSigmund NimsgernSigurd Björlingsilver tonesingersinger-interpretersinging lessonsSingvereinSloveniaslow movementSmetanasnare drumsociety darlingsociologistsolo trumpetersoloistSophiesopranoSouth America toursportsmanSt Matthew PassionSt MoritzStaatskapelle Berlinstage productionStolzingStravinskyStravinsky reviewsString Sonatasstring vibratostudio recordingsstyle iconSusannaSviatoslav RichterswissSwitzerlandsymphonic poemsymphonyTchaikovskyTchaikovsky competitionteachertechnical problemsTelemanntelevision broadcasttelevision cliptenorTeresa Stich-RandallThe Barber of Sevillethe CreationThe Flying DutchmanThe Four SeasonsThe Italian Girl in AlgiersThe Love of DanaeThe Magic FluteThe Marriage of FigaroThe Merry WidowThe PlanetsThe Ring of the NibelungThe 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