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Christa Ludwig, 1928-2021: a selective tribute | reviews, news & interviews Christa Ludwig, 1928-2021: a selective tribute Christa Ludwig, 1928-2021: a selective tribute The German mezzo-soprano embraced the light and the dark at a transcendental level by David NiceFriday, 07 May 2021 Christa Ludwig: always a warm humanityWarner/EMI I only saw Christa Ludwig twice live in concert, but those appearances epitomise her incredible dramatic and vocal rage as well as her peerless artistry in everything she did. The first event was Schubert’s Winterreise with pianist Charles Spencer ...

8 am ET: Wigmore Hall presents Jonathan Plowright. The British pianist opens this concert with Busoni’s arrangement of Bach’s D minor Chaconne which was performed by Busoni himself at the opening of the Hall almost 120 years ago. This is followed by the six pieces that make up Liszt’s Consolations S172. The concert closes with Grieg’s Holberg Suite Op. 40, originally written for piano before Grieg adapted it for string orchestra. Register, view here and on demand for 30 days. LIVE 1 pm ET: Wiener Staatsoper presents Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci. Conductor: Marco Armiliato, di...

Remembering Christa Ludwig, The Master Singer Of Opera And Song Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Classical music fans are mourning the loss of Christa Ludwig, seen in 1965, known for her versatility and the warmth of her voice. She died at her home in Austria on April 24 at age 93. Erich Auerbach / Getty Images Classical music fans are mourning the loss of Christa Ludwig, the beloved German mezzo-soprano celebrated both for her versatility and the warmth of her voice. She died at her home in Austria on April 24 at age 93. Ludwig embraced a broad rang...

German mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig, circa 1965. Classical music fans are mourning the loss of Christa Ludwig, the beloved German mezzo-soprano celebrated both for her versatility and the warmth of her voice. She died at her home in Austria on April 24 at age 93. Ludwig embraced a broad range of opera roles, with her silken tones, from the battered mistress Marie in Alban Berg's modernist Wozzeck, to the cheeky pageboy Cherubino in Mozart's Marriage of Figaro. In a career that lasted nearly five decades, Ludwig made singing sound easy, says Anne Midgette, former classical music critic at th...