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Yes, that is Anja Silja, just 22 years old, singing Konstanze. Despite already having several Bayreuth seasons to her credit, she adapts impressively to the lighter vocal demands of this role. Her performance offers a glimpse of a career that could easily have taken a more Mozartian path.

Renate Holm is charming as Blonde, though she chooses to omit the high E in “Durch Zärtlichkeit.”

It’s worth noting that the final five minutes of the opera are missing, but the recording still provides a valuable window into early performances by two notable artists.

In Mono

OD 11878-2