The Family of Leonard Bernstein and the Leonard Bernstein Office mourn the death of mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig, who died on Saturday at the age of 93. Leonard Bernstein and Ludwig shared a close personal friendship and collaborated in many performances and recordings, including Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Das Lied von der Erde, and Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier" (1968) and Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1 'Jeremiah.” In June of 1973, Ludwig sang a collection of Brahms Lied

Today is Christa Ludwig's birthday. This is the perfect day to publish our interview with her. Enjoy! "It was a truly beautiful time with him and I wouldn't want to have missed that. Really wonderful." – Christa Ludwig, Mezzo-soprano Opera Singer Christa Ludwig (born 16 March 1928) is a retired German dramatic mezzo-soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera, Lieder, oratorio, and other major religious works like masses and passions, and solos contained in symphonic literature. Her car