Vienna

24 January

Spotlight Schoenberg: “Verklärte Nacht”

Karajan naturally interpreted Arnold Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht” not in its original form as a string sextet but in the version for string orchestra...

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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...

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01 December

Karajan artists: Erika Köth – Queen and chamber maid

Karajan had little need for coloratura sopranos but for two standards of his repertoire they were indispensable – “The Magic Flute” and “Die Fledermaus”. For both operas he worked with the German singer Erika Köth...

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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...

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