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Helga Dernesch

The career of Helga Dernesch has unfolded in four specific segments: mezzo soprano, lyric soprano, dramatic soprano, and, once more, mezzo. Through the middle two stages, the comely soprano was urged by Herbert von Karajan to attempt the heaviest Wagner soprano tasks, assignments actually beyond the method of a vocalist …

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