Apart from Wagner’s, these were from the core of Karajan’s lyric repertoire, especially by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini, with a few revivals; however, operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss remained reserved to the summer festival. The orchestra and choral concerts featured works Karajan frequently conducted in Berlin or on tour, most by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner, Mozart, and Strauss; this made it possible to minimize on-site rehearsals, and the concerts were sometimes preceded by a studio recording, as for the opera.
Beyond Wagner's, these were from Karajan's core repertoire of lyric works, particularly by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini, with a few revivals; however, operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss remained reserved for the summer festival. The orchestra and choral concerts featured works Karajan frequently conducted in Berlin or on tour, mostly by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner, Mozart, and Strauss; this allowed for minimal rehearsals onsite, and the concerts were sometimes preceded by a studio recording, as with the opera.