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Kerstin Thorborg
voc, 1896-1970 SE, Mora Municipality, Sweden
Singer / Conductor of Classical
Kerstin Thorborg (May 19, 1896 - April 12, 1970)Born in Venjan, Sweden, the contralto Kerstin Thorborg was one of the best dramatic Wagnerian singers in the two decades between 1930 and 1950. She made her debut in 1924 singing the difficult role of Ortrud in Lohengrin. Eight years later, the famed conductor Bruno Walter engaged her for the Städtische Oper in Berlin and became her mentor. Although a contralto, Thorborg's upper register was so secure that she sang numerous mezzo-soprano roles, including Venus, Kundry, Fricka, Waltraute, and Magdalena. She was especially known for her searingly beautiful Brangäne, which fortunately was preserved on record. She also appears to wonderful advantage in the live recording of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, with Charles Kullmann, under Bruno Walter
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai on Beethoven: 9 Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven & Arturo Toscanini Ach, ich habe sie verloren on Kerstin Thorborg by Franz Schubert, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Eduard Mörike, Johann Ladislaus Pyrker, Hugo Wolf, William Shakespeare, Hans von Schmidt, Kerstin Thorborg, Karl Riedel & Victor Symphony Orchestra Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act I Scene 2: Geliebter, sag, wo weilt dein Sinn? (Live) on Tannhäuser, WWV 70 by Richard Wagner, Helen Traubel, Lauritz Melchior, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & George Szell Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-Moll, Op. 125: 4. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai (Uhrwerk Orange): IV. Presto: O Freunde, nicht diese Traene on Beethoven: Quartet, Op. 135 - Symphony No. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven & Arturo Toscanini Messa da Requiem: II. Dies irae (Live) on Verdi: Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Arturo Toscanini Die Allmacht on Lieder von Franz Schubert in historischen Aufnahmen by Various Artists Tannhäuser, Act I: Dir töne Lob! (Live) on Wagner: Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, Kerstin Thorborg, Herbert Janssen, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Erich Leinsdorf Tannhäuser, Act I: Act I: Geliebter, sag? Wo weilt dein Sinn? (Venus, Tannhauser) on Wagner: Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner, Herbert Janssen, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Erich Leinsdorf Das Lied von der Erde: Der Abschied on Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler, New York Philharmonic, Artur Rodzinksi, Charles Kullman & Kerstin Thorborg Lohengrin: Entweihte Götter! on Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, Norman Cordon, Lansing Hatfield, Orchestra and Choir of the Metropolitan Opera, Erich Leinsdorf, Lauritz Melchior, Astrid Varnay, Alexander Sved, Kerstin Thorborg, Mack Harrell, Emery Darcy, John Dudley & George CehanovksyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das Lied Von Der Erde | Bruno Walter Conducts Gustav Mahler - Kerstin Thorborg & Charles Kullman - Wiener Philharmoniker | 2001 | Album |
| Messa Da Requiem | Giuseppe Verdi, Arturo Toscanini, Zinka Milanov, Kerstin Thorborg, Helge Roswaenge | 1998 | Compil. |
| Szenen aus "Götterdämmerung" | Richard Wagner - Frida Leider, Kerstin Thorborg, Lauritz Melchior, Herbert Janssen, Emanuel List, Sir Thomas Beecham | 1996 | Album |
| Messa Da Requiem | Giuseppe Verdi, Arturo Toscanini, Zinka Milanov, Kerstin Thorborg, Helge Roswaenge | 1994 | Album |
| Das Lied von Der Erde | Carl Schuricht, Kerstin Thorborg, Concertgebouworkest | 1993 | Album |
| Lohengrin | Richard Wagner - Astrid Varnay, Lauritz Melchior, Kerstin Thorborg, Sándor Svéd, Erich Leinsdorf | 1992 | Album |
| Die Walküre | Richard Wagner - Astrid Varnay, Helen Traubel, Lauritz Melchior, Friedrich Schorr, Kerstin Thorborg, Alexander Kipnis, Erich Leinsdorf | 1991 | Album |
| Mozart | Bruno Walter, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elisabeth Schumann, Kerstin Thorborg, Anton Dermota, Alexander Kipnis, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker | 1991 | Compil. |
| Lied-Edition 6 (1940/1942) | Franz Schubert - Peter Anders, Erna Berger, Jussi Björling, Georg Hann, Hans Hotter, Lotte Lehmann, Frida Leider, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Alexander Sved, Kerstin Thorborg | 1987 | Album |
| Requiem | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bruno Walter - Elisabeth Schumann, Kerstin Thorborg, Anton Dermota, Alexander Kipnis, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor | 1986 | Album |
| Tannhauser | Richard Wagner, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, Kerstin Thorborg, Herbert Janssen, Emanuel List, Mack Harrell, Emery Darcy, John Gurney, Maxine Stellman, The Metropolitan Opera | 1985 | Album |
| Songs | Hulda Lashanska, Kerstin Thorborg - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | 1946 | Album |
| Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde | Gustav Mahler, Bruno Walter, Kerstin Thorborg, Charles Kullman, Wiener Philharmoniker | 1937 | Album |
| Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen | Gustav Mahler, Kerstin Thorborg, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter | 1936 | Album |
| Jag Går, Jag Känner Mitt Öde / Bro, Den Ensliga Kyrkan | Kerstin Thorborg / Einar Beyron | 1929 | Album |
| Critic's Choice (Special Saturday Review Edition) | Richard Crooks, Maria Ivogün, Dorothy Maynor, Sigrid Onegin, Tito Schipa, Elisabeth Schumann, Kerstin Thorborg, Lawrence Tibbett, Leonard Warren | Album | |
| Verdi Requiem La Scala perf. (complete) | Arturo Toscanini, Renata Tebaldi, Cloe Elmo, Giacinto Prandelli, Cesare Siepi, Jarmila Novotná, Kerstin Thorborg, Nicola Moscona, Jan Peerce | Album | |
| Beethoven IX The Finest Prewar Performance By The Maestro, From The Broadcast Acetates Carefully Reprocessed (From The Broadcast Of 6 February 1938) | Ludwig van Beethoven, Arturo Toscanini, Vina Bovy, Kerstin Thorborg, Jan Peerce, Ezio Pinza | Album | |
| Boris Godounoff | Modest Mussorgsky, Ezio Pinza, Irra Petina, Marita Farell, Anna Kaskas, Alessio De Paolis, George Cehanovsky, Nicola Moscona, Charles Kullman, Kerstin Thorborg, Leonard Warren, Norman Cordon, Giordano Paltrinieri, Doris Doe, Nicholas Massue, John Gurney, Wilfred Engelman, Arnold Gabor, Chorus Of The Metropolitan Opera Association Of New York And Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association Of New York directed by Ettore Panizza | Album |
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