Erika Köth
Erika Köth (1925-1989) was a German soprano, admired for coloratura, Mozart, operetta and lyric repertory. She became a popular and highly accomplished singer in German-speaking opera houses.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel and Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, with conductors including Karajan.
Köth’s singing was bright, agile and sparkling, with the charm needed for ope...
HUMPERDINCK Hänsel und Gretel
MOZART, R. STRAUSS Arias
Studio recordings, 1953 & 1955
Total duration: 2hr 20:24
Hänsel - Elisabeth Grümmer
Gretel - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Mother - Maria Von Ilosvay
Father - Josef Metternich
Witch - Else Schürhoff
Philharmonia Orchestra
Choirs of Loughton High School For Girls and Bancroft’s School
Conducted by Herbert Von Karajan
Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano
Erna Berger, soprano
Erika Köth, soprano
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Wilhelm Schüchter
J STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus
Recorded 1960
Total duration: 1hr 57:05
Hilde Gueden
Waldemar Kmentt
Erika Köth
Regina Resnik
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & State Opera Chorus
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
