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Christa Ludwig

1928 - 2021

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Christa Ludwig (16 March 1928 – 24 April 2021) was a German mezzo-soprano and sometime dramatic soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera, lieder, oratorio, and other major religious works like masses, passions, and solos in symphonic literature. Her performing career spanned almost half a century, from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. She sang at many international opera houses and festivals, including at the Vienna State Opera from 1955 to 1994, and at the Metropolitan Opera in many roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christa Ludwig has received more than 237,454 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Christa Ludwig is the 369th most popular singer (down from 263rd in 2019), the 1,782nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,397th in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Singer.

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  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Christa Ludwig ranks 369 out of 4,381. Before her are David Byron, Cecilia Bartoli, Shirley Bassey, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Mory Kanté, and Mei Lanfang. After her are Albert Hammond, Steve Perry, Amr Diab, Arsen Dedić, Ricky Nelson, and Bill Withers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Christa Ludwig ranks 129. Before her are Howard S. Becker, Hayden White, Branko Mikulić, Desmond Morris, Fumihiko Maki, and Yaacov Agam. After her are Roddy McDowall, Humberto Maturana, Juan María Bordaberry, Héctor Rial, Cy Twombly, and James Randi. Among people deceased in 2021, Christa Ludwig ranks 112. Before her are Kim Yong-ju, Marion Ramsey, Gunnel Lindblom, Olympia Dukakis, Frank Williams, and Tarcisio Burgnich. After her are Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Ahmed Jibril, Manuel Santana, Lucinda Riley, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, and Cloris Leachman.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christa Ludwig ranks 1,782 out of 7,253. Before her are Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1835), Werner Jaeger (1888), Basil Valentine (1394), Johann Ludwig Bach (1677), Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539), and Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873). After her are Carl Ludvig Engel (1778), Wilhelm Zaisser (1893), Theodor Lipps (1851), Wilhelm Marr (1819), Sebastian Vettel (1987), and Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1568).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Christa Ludwig ranks 18. Before her are Marian Gold (1954), Fancy (1946), Tarkan (1972), Udo Dirkschneider (1952), Wolf Biermann (1936), and Heino (1938). After her are Franzl Lang (1930), Fritz Wunderlich (1930), Gundula Janowitz (1937), Heidi Brühl (1942), Doro (1964), and Michael Kiske (1968).

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