Actor
Born Mar 16, 1928 · Berlin, Germany
Active 1963–2021 · Awards: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Berliner Bär, Österreichischer Kammersänger
Christa Ludwig (16 March 1928 – 24 April 2021) 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…