Christa Ludwig

Eine Stadt als Bühne - 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele (2020)

Beethoven · Missa Solemnis - Herbert von Karajan (2020)

Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro (2019)

An account of the life and work of controversial German orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), celebrated as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. ...

Faszinierende Frauen - Faszinierende Stimmen (2009)

Documentary about female opera stars. ...

Karajan: Beauty As I See It (2008)

With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one of the most legendary figures in 20th-century classical music. Comprised of archival footage, performance h ...

Karajan - Beethoven: The Symphonies (2008)

Symphonien Nos. ...

Karajan · Die Symphonien (2005)

Mozart Requiem (2005)

Requiem in D minor, K 626 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Performer: Walter Berry Gundula Janowitz Christa Ludwig Peter Schreier Orchestra/Ensemble: Wienere Symphoniker Orchestra Conductor: Bohm Karl Chor der Wiener Staatsoper Period: Classical Written: 1971 ...

Candide (1991)

Götterdämmerung (1990)

The stupendous climax to Wagner's four-part Ring cycle is brilliantly realized by the Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production and byJames Levine's monumental conducting. The Met orchestra, chorus, and an all-star cast make this Götterdämmerung ...

Das Rheingold (1990)

From the gorgeous scene deep in the river Rhine that opens the opera, up to the magic Rainbow Bridge that appears at the end, leading to a glistening Valhalla, Otto Schenk's production captures the scenic world of Wagner's Ring as brilliantly as James Levi ...

Die Walküre (1990)

The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner's Ring cycle. Hildegard Behrens brings deep empathy to Brünnhilde, the favorite daughter of the god Wotan (James Morris) who neverthel ...

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)

This is the historic concert performance of the final operatic version of Bernstein's Candide. It was recorded on December 13, 1989 at the Barbican Centre, with Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with a stellar cast of o ...

The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein (1985)

This television essay from 1985 was written by Leonard Bernstein to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. Recorded in Israel, Vienna and later in London, it is punctuated by biographical interludes and illustrated by musical examples ...

Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 (1977)

Leonard Bernstein performs three of his own compositions with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the Philharmonic in Berlin. ...

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal (1976)

"Four Ways to Say Farewell" is a personal introduction to Mahler and his Ninth Symphony, during which Leonard Bernstein is seen and heard rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. ...

Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1974)

Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, and Robert Kerns star in this Jean-Pierre Ponnelle-directed version of the Puccini opera, with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Madama Butterfly is a staple of the standard operatic rep ...

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (1973)

Beginning with the First Symphony, Bernstein reveals Mahler's position at the hinge of modernism, while emphasizing his emotional extremism. The uplifting Second "Resurrection" Symphony, with which Bernstein had an especially long and close association, is ...

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction (1972)

During a break in rehearsals with the Israel Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein sat down at the piano to film an introduction to the poetry and music of Gustav Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. ...

Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele (1970)

Così fan tutte (1970)

Wiener Philharmoniker and Wiener Philharmonia Chor Conducted by Karl Böhm Directed by Vaclav Kaslik ...

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1970)

Wagner's communal drama on film. ...

Fidelio (1963)

On stage, Christa Ludwig's Leonore puts all others in the shade. In this role, she achieves something rare: a perfect unity of stage character and singer. Her male disguise is believable; this Fidelio is a slender, lanky young man with whom it is easy to i ...