Kerstin Thorborg and young Astrid Varnay in rare Ortrud/Elsa pairing

[@quequitoAR]

A duo of giants!

[@judasiscariot6133]

Varnay looks so cute in this photo.

[@WotanKlingsor]

Both incredible voices!!!!

[@ПоэзияРоманаЛафоре]

Astrid Varnay is the best singer for all times❤

[@StuartGoldstein-o6g]

Varnay was only 25 years old here.

[@alleviation91]

Great singing from both, but their voices are so similar in color, it's difficult to tell them apart!

[@Thearchivebeyondimagination]

Thorborg = huge.

[@christophersokolowski]

Incredible, thank you so much for sharing this great early recording Varnay. Is it possible to upload more of her excerpts?

[@dramaticsoprano5168]

I'm not sure if you have Apple Music but the entire performance is available on their platform (music.apple.com/gb/album/wagner-lohengrin/1646408155).

[@lucete7240]

Thanks for sharing❤ I always learn from your valuable videos. The music of Wagner is still new to me, since I fell in love in opera 3 years ago...but thanks to your videos, I was able to begin capturing Wagner's beautiful musics! Btw, I've found Mdm Thorborg's valuable interview of singing techniques in one of the old Etude magazines!! She said a lot about vocalizes, exercises and vowels she used when she was before onstage. I also posted newly discovered recordings of her:):) Serenad(Braga)and Berceuse de Jocelyn❤. I also found a recording of her Riccardo Zandonai's Kavaljererna på Ekeby though I don't have it, which Mdm Thorborg sang Elvira in the Sweden primere. Btw😢, Is there anyone who knows what is a Rococo Transfer recordings and why it became old?😅 Sorry If I was being rude, and also for my bad english...

[@Yoavmw]

Hi very curious about that interview. Can you please send a link?

[@lucete7240]

@@Yoavmw I want to .. but youtube constantly erases the link:(

[@lucete7240]

It's in 1942 version

[@dramaticsoprano5168]

@@Yoavmw Here is the link that Lucete was trying to post: digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/

[@Bravilor]

@@dramaticsoprano5168 I read it. It has aged very well. Singing tips ought to have been as good or better in an age where they sang better :)

[@draganvidic2039]

It’s obvious Varnay belongs to the Ortruds as well instead of the Elsas.