Sigrid Kehl started out as a mezzo at Leipzig Opera and upscaled to soprano, singing in all major Wagner productions for more than 35 years, from 1957 until the Wall came down.
Abroad, she sang in Naples, Bologna, Vienna, Prague, Moscow and Budapest.
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Message received: On April 20, 2025, acclaimed Black, Queer conductor Cailin Marcel Manson will take the podium at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage to lead the New England Symphonic Ensemble in the Carnegie Hall premiere […]
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