Elisabeth Höngen
Elisabeth Höngen (1906-1997) was a German mezzo-soprano and contralto, known for Wagner, Strauss, Beethoven and dramatic repertory. She sang at major German and Austrian houses and worked with leading conductors.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Furtwängler’s Beethoven Ninth and in major Wagner and Strauss broadcasts.
Höngen’s voice had depth, bite and theatrical authority, qualities that suited music requiring power as ...
R. STRAUSS Salome
R. STRAUSS Elektra
Live recordings, 1952
Total duration: 3hr 12:58
Ljuba Welitsch – Salome
Hans Hotter – Jochanaan
Set Svanholm – Herodes
Astrid Varnay – Elektra
Elisabeth Höngen – Clytemnestra
Paul Schöffler – Orest
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conducted by Fritz Reiner
R. STRAUSS Salome
R. STRAUSS Elektra (excerpts)*
Studio recordings, 1961 (stereo) & *1952 (Ambient Stereo)
Total duration: 2hr 25:30
Birgit Nilsson – Salome
Gerhard Stolze – Herod
Grace Hoffman – Herodias
Eberhard Wächter – Jokanaan
*Christel Goltz - Elektra
*Elisabeth Höngen - Klytemnestra
*Ferdinand Frantz - Orest
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
*Bayerisches Staatsorchester
conducted by Georg Solti