Gundula Janowitz was brought up in Graz, Austria but is originally of German extraction. She rose to fame in the 1960s and went on to become one of the most popular and best respected opera singers of the era. A student of the famous Graz Conservatory (she was made an honorary member in 1986), towards the end of the 1950s Janowitz began singing at the highest level but her career really began to take off after the famed Austrian conductor Herbert Von Karajan engaged her to take on the role of Barbarina in Mozart's 'Marriage of Figaro' performed by the Vienna State Opera. Her performance as Barbarina established her as a soprano of some stature and she was subsequently invited to become a permanent member of Vienna State in 1962.
As her reputation spread throughout the world she began to build an impressive catalogue of recorded work covering works from Sebastian Bach to Richard Strauss. During her career she has tended to avoid foreign language roles, preferring to sing in her native tongue although there are a handful recordings which exist of her singing in Italian, notably 'Don Carlos' and 'Requiem'.
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Requiem Eterno: Memorie in Musica (Remastered 2021)
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Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296, Capriccio, Op. 85, TrV 279
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HERBERT VON KARAJAN conducts LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" (Live)
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The Last Recital: In Memoriam Maria Callas (Live)
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The Gundula Janowitz Edition
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Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
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Gundula Janowitz (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588 (Live)
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Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277 (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
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| Schubert: 15 Lieder |
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Beethoven: Fidelio
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Gundula Janowitz - The Golden Voice
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Gundula Janowitz, Vol.1: Verdi Requiem with Karajan, Lieder (Live)
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