Miliza Korjus was an Estonian-born coloratura soprano, internationally known for the brilliance of her voice and for her film appearance in The Great Waltz.

In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Clemens Krauss’s 1935 recording of Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos.

Korjus’s singing brought glittering coloratura, height and theatrical sparkle to music that needs precision as well as dazzle.

Her page is justified by career standing and recording context. Korjus gives the Strauss shelf a high, flashing soprano star.