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Karajan artists: Rita Streich – Karajan’s only Zerbinetta

Rita Streich was – like Wilma Lipp and Erika Köth – a singer cast by Karajan in the 1950s and 1960s when he was in need of a coloratura soprano with strong nerves...

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Spotlight Puccini: “Tosca”

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 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...

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Karajan artists: Tito Gobbi – the incomparable Falstaff

Recalling the great Italian singers Karajan worked with during the 1950s – del Monaco, di Stefano, Taddei...

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