Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Other participants: Anton Dermota, Erich Kunz, Wilma Lipp, Ludwig Weber, Sena Jurinac, Friedl Riegler, Else Schurhoff, Emmy Loose, Peter Klein, Hermine Steinmassl, Eleonore Dorpinghans, Annelies Stuckl In 1946, the legendary producer Walter Legge went to Vienna for what turned out to be a momentous meeting with Herbert von Karajan. It led to many treasurable recordings, among them this version of of Die Zauberflote, made in 1950. With a cast including such singers as Irmgard Seefried, Sena Jurinac, Anton Dermota and Erich Kunz, it evokes a golden era for Mozart in Vienna. |