Word: frantz
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Traubel's doctor phoned to say that she had laryngitis, would not be able to go on as Brünnhilde. The Met's other Brünnhilde, Astrid Varnay, was not available. Finally, at 4 p.m., someone recalled that the wife of new Viennese Baritone Ferdinand Frantz, who was scheduled to sing Wotan that night, had sung Brünnhilde in Vienna and Munich. Musical Director Max Rudolf picked up the phone and called Madame Frantz (stage name: Helena Braun...