Astrid Varnay
Musicians · biographer · diarist · pianist
Swedish-born American opera singer of Hungarian descent (1918–2006)
About Astrid Varnay
Ibolyka Astrid Maria Varnay (25 April 1918 – 4 September 2006) was a Swedish-born American dramatic soprano of Hungarian descent. She spent most of her career in the United States and Germany. She was one of the leading Wagnerian heroic sopranos of her generation.
Quick facts
- Known for
- Elektra, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Götterdämmerung
- Born
- 1918-04-25
- Died
- 2006-09-04
- Artist type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Stockholm
- Associated area
- United States
- Active period
- 1918-04-25 – 2006-09-04
- MusicBrainz description
- Swedish-born American dramatic soprano
- ISNI
- 0000000115803146
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Albums, releases & recordings
Elektra
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Götterdämmerung
Der Fliegende Holländer
Die Walküre
Siegfried
Lohengrin [Bayreuth, 1953]
Tannhäuser
Tristan et Isolde (Extraits)
Der Ring des Nibelungen: II. Die Walküre (1953)
Die Walküre
Tristan und Isolde
Götterdämmerung (Bayreuth 1958)
Lohengrin
Siegfried (Bayreuth 1958)
Der Ring des Nibelungen: III. Siegfried (1953)
Astrid Varnay Sings Wagner
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana / Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci
Die Walküre (Bayreuth 1958)
Der Ring des Nibelungen: IV. Götterdämmerung (1953)