<p>Renowned opera singer Christa Ludwig has died at age 93, Austrian media reported Sunday.</p>.<p>The mezzo-soprano who was born in Berlin but lived just outside Vienna died Saturday, Austrian news agency <em>APA</em> said.</p>.<p>Ludwig, who retired in 1994, was awarded France's Legion of Honour in 2010 for her career that spanned almost half a decade.</p>.<p>The singer entered Vienna's State Opera at 1955 and performed at the esteemed Salzburg Festival under Austrian orchestra conductor Karl Boehm.</p>.<p>Ludwig also toured internationally, taking the stage at Milan's Scala, London's Royal Opera House and New York's Metropolitan Opera, among others.</p>.<p>After a first marriage to Austrian bass-baritone Walter Berry, in 1972 she married French comedian and director Paul-Emile Deiber, who died 2011.</p>
<p>Renowned opera singer Christa Ludwig has died at age 93, Austrian media reported Sunday.</p>.<p>The mezzo-soprano who was born in Berlin but lived just outside Vienna died Saturday, Austrian news agency <em>APA</em> said.</p>.<p>Ludwig, who retired in 1994, was awarded France's Legion of Honour in 2010 for her career that spanned almost half a decade.</p>.<p>The singer entered Vienna's State Opera at 1955 and performed at the esteemed Salzburg Festival under Austrian orchestra conductor Karl Boehm.</p>.<p>Ludwig also toured internationally, taking the stage at Milan's Scala, London's Royal Opera House and New York's Metropolitan Opera, among others.</p>.<p>After a first marriage to Austrian bass-baritone Walter Berry, in 1972 she married French comedian and director Paul-Emile Deiber, who died 2011.</p>