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Christa Ludwig
1928 – 2021
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryChrista Ludwig was a German mezzo-soprano and sometime dramatic soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera, lieder, oratorio, and other major religious works like masses, passions, and solos in symphonic literature. Her performing career spanned almost half a century, from the late 1940s until the early 1990s.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 16, 1928
Berlin
Date of death
April 24, 2021
Klosterneuburg
Citizenship
Germany · France
Occupations & fields
opera singer
Awards & honours
Commander of the Legion of HonourGramophone Award for Lifetime AchievementGrand Officer of the National Order of MeritGreat Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of AustriaCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Field and occupation
- německá operní pěvkyně
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