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Torsten Ralf
Torsten Ralf was a Swedish operatic tenor, particularly associated with Wagner and Strauss roles, one of the leading dramatic tenors/heldentenors of the inter-war period. Ralf was born in Malmö. He began his vocal studies in Stockholm with Haldis Ingebjart and John Forsell, and later studied in Berlin with Hertha Dehmlow. He made his debut in 1930, as Cavaradossi in Stettin. After singing in Chemnitz and Frankfurt, he joined the Staatsoper Dresden in 1935. He also appeared regularly at the Munich State Opera and the Vienna State Opera, establishing himself in roles such as Florestan, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Stolzing, Siegmund, Tristan, Parsifal, Bacchus, but also Radames, Otello. He created Apollo in Strauss's Daphne in 1938, and was part of the premiere of Heinrich Sutermeister's Die Zauberinsel in 1942. Ralf made guest appearances at the Royal Opera House in London, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. During the war, Ralf sang with the Berlin State Opera and the Royal Swedish Opera. He made his debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1945, as Lohengrin under the baton of Fritz Busch; he sang at the Met for three seasons. In 1952 he received the title of Hovsångare. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsten_Ralf) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Einleitung (Carmen)
Elisabeth Höngen, Torsten Ralf, Jan Rittel, Kurt Böhme, Elfriede Weidlich, Helena Rott, Elfriede Trötschel, Chor und Orchester der Staatsoper Dresden, Josef Hermann, Carl Wessely, Heinrich Tessmer, and Georges Bizet
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Daphne, Op. 82, TrV 272: O wie gern blieb ich bei dir (Daphne)
Torsten Ralf, Margarete Teschemacher, & Richard Strauss
Albums
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Torsten Ralf (Vol.2)
2006
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Karl Bohm Plays Various Artists
2013
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Torsten Ralf
2006
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Fidelio - Jetzt, Alter - Beethoven, Böhm
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Torsten Ralf, Fidelio (Beethoven), "Gott! Welch dunkel hier!".
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Torsten Ralf Sings "Mein Lieber Schwan" from Lohengrin
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Beethoven / Karl Böhm, 1943: Fidelio Overture, Vienna State Opera Orchestra
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