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Flotow: Martha / Schüler, Berger, Tergetthoff, Anders, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Friedrich von Flotow: Martha
Performers: Anders, Peter; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Fuchs, Eugen; Greindl, Josef; Sauer, Franz; Tegetthoff, Else
Conductors: Schuler, Johannes

Verdi: Rigoletto / Heger, Rosvaenge, Schlusnus, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto
Performers: Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Booth, Margary; Fuchs, Eugen; Greindl, Josef; Hann, Georg; Harmsen, Gerit; Jacobs, Ilse; Rosvaenge, Helge; Schlusnus, Heinrich; Weigelt, Ruth; Zimmermann, Erich
Conductors: Heger, Robert
Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra

This exceptional historic performance is presented as part of Berlin Classic's Eterna Collection of fine operas. Although appearing several times over the years on CD,...continue...

Eterna Collection - Grosse Sänger der Vergangenheit / Berger

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giuseppe ...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Schlusnus, Heinrich
Conductors: Schmidt, Karl; Schuler, Johannes; Rother, Artur; Heger, Robert; Schuchter, Wilhelm

Erna Berger, who was born near Dresden in 1900, exhibited unusual musicality very early. Though her family disapproved of her of her attempt to pursue...continue...

Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann - excerpts / Rother, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
Performers: Anders, Peter; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Langhammer, Irmgard; Muller, Anneliese; Prohaska, Jaro; Reimann, Kurt; Soot, Fritz; Stoll, Walter; Streich, Rita; Stumpf, Franz; Witting, Gerhard
Conductors: Rother, Artur

The young Offenbach had been thrilled by the first performance of this fantastic play by Barbier and Carre in 1851, and would eventually produce the...continue...