In 1962 Anger was commissioned to paint a portrait of Viennese soprano Leonie Rysanek.
This little-known feat equals the more often cited accomplishment of Maria Callas, who once performed Die Walküre and Bellini's I puritani within the same week.
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Extraordinarily, one of her performances in Die Walküre took place in the same week as her appearance as Gilda in Rigoletto.
Leonie Rysanek | Leonie Sandercock | Leonie Saint | Leonie Aviat | Leonie Swann | Léonie Gilmour | Léonie Duquet |
She made her debut with the company on February 22, 1965 as Ortlinde in Richard Wagner's Die Walküre with Birgit Nilsson as Brünnhilde, Jon Vickers as Siegmund, Leonie Rysanek as Sieglinde, George London as Wotan, and Irene Dalis as
Jorden has also contributed a number of opera video clips to YouTube, concentrating on his favorite divas, including Renata Scotto, Leonie Rysanek and Dame Gwyneth Jones.