German Record Critic's Award - Quarterly Choice 1/2020.
Edith Mathis consistently remained within the 'safe area' of her voice, the lyrical soprano Fach, and extensively performed its repertoire.
Edith Mathis, the soprano on this album, was hesitant to go to America for an engagement at the New York Met, fearing it would compromise her voice.
Edith Mathis's forte was her piano, which radiated from within, aligning with Herbert von Karajan's advice to 'piano, piano, but sing it fortissimo'.
Edith Mathis's voice is described as introverted, with a silvery high and unusually sonorous low register, always well-rounded.
Edith Mathis, the soprano, made her debut in 1956 in Lucerne as Second Boy in Mozart's The Magic Flute.
This album is a live recording from the LUCERNE FESTIVAL on September 3, 1975, and was previously unreleased.
Karl Böhm, a renowned conductor, was probably the most important mentor in Edith Mathis's career.
