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(1860 - 1911) Conductor and composer of symphonies and lieder cycles. Mahler was known for the length, depth, and scale of his works. He loved nature an...

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...