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# ~ Thinking of Christa ~
- URL: https://oberons-vale.ghost.io/thinking-of-christa/
- Published: 2026-10-13T12:19:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:19:36.000Z
- Author: Oberon

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Listening to Christa Ludwig yesterday evening singing Wagner, Brahms, Beethoven, and Mahler was deeply moving. I was so fortunate to have seen her as Octavian, the Dyer's Wife, Fricka, Klytemnestra, and the Berlioz Dido as well as in recital.

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Above: a message she sent me after I'd sent her a letter thanking her for all her beautiful singing over the years, and wishing her a happy retirement.

Christa Ludwig Mahler Ich bin der welt abhanden gekommen

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