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Martha Mödl
Martha Mödl was a German soprano, and later a mezzo-soprano. She specialized in large dramatic roles such as Isolde, Brünnhilde, and particularly Kundry, and is considered, along with Astrid Varnay and Birgit Nilsson, one of the three major postwar Wagner sopranos. She was among the preeminent Wagner sopranos—and most compelling singing actresses—of the twentieth century. She was celebrated for her highly individualized interpretations, exceptional acting ability, intense stage presence, and "rich, sexy voice." Her career peaked in the early and mid-1950s, which included her Brünnhilde in Wilhelm Furtwängler's famous 1954 studio recording of Die Walküre and his 1953 live recording of Der Ring des Nibelungen, along with the title role from Fidelio with the same conductor also in 1953, and Isolde in Herbert von Karajan's 1952 Tristan und Isolde, live from Bayreuth. There have been fully ten recordings of her Kundry released commercially, most associated with the Bayreuth Festival, all from 1949 to 1959. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Mödl) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Act III Scene 1: Hojotoho! Hojotoho! (The Valkyries), "Ride of the Valkyries"
Martha Mödl, Leonie Rysanek, Ferdinand Frantz, Ludwig Suthaus, Margarete Klose, Gottlob Frick, Gerda Schreyer, Judith Hellwig, Dagmar Schmedes, Ruth Siewert, Erika Köth, Hertha Topper, Johanna Blatter, Dagmar Hermann, and Richard Wagner
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Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C (Live) 2024
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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Remastered 2023) 2023
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Wagner: Parsifal, WWV 111 (Live) 2023
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Wagner: Siegfried, WWV 86C & Parsifal, WWV 111 (Excerpts) [Live] 2022
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Wagner: Parsifal – 1951 Recording (Hans Knappertsbusch - The Opera Edition: Volume 5) 2022
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Martha Mödl Sings Parsifal 2021
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Martha Mödl sings Wagner 2021
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Martha Mödl sings Wagner 2021
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Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B [Live] 2021
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Hoffmanns Erzählungen (Hoffmanns Tales) Sung in German 2020
Singles & EPs
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Vol. 1 - Live Recording 1953 Single • 2010
Videos See All
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Martha Mödl: Wagner - Parsifal, 'Ich sah das Kind' TheWiseMonkey89 • 969 views
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Verdi - Macbeth - La luce langue - Martha Mödl (Berlin, 1950) vicmanu • 930 views
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Martha Mödl: Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder, 'Der Engel' TheWiseMonkey89 • 1.2K views
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Martha Mödl: Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder, 'Träume' TheWiseMonkey89 • 686 views
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Wagner - Parsifal - Parsifal! Weile! ... Ich sah das Kind - Martha Mödl, Ramón Vinay - Krauss vicmanu • 583 views
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Show Performance "Ja, die Liebe hat bunte Flügel" Helena Showdance • 1K views
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Martha Mödl: Wagner Wesendonck Lieder, 'Schmerzen' TheWiseMonkey89 • 990 views
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Martha Mödl: Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder, 'Im Treibhaus' TheWiseMonkey89 • 1.3K views