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She retired from the stage with a performance of the role of Clytemnestra in Strauss s Elektra in December 1994 in Vienna.
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While Ludwig performed at all of the world s leading opera houses such as La Scala in Milan, Covent Garden in London and the New York Met, and was awarded France s Legion d Honneur in 2010, it was the Vienna State Opera with which she became most closely associated, giving 769 performances there in 42 different roles.
VIENNA: Christa Ludwig, widely regarded as one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, has died at age 93, the Vienna State Opera said on Sunday.