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Politics
As was the case with soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Karajan's membership in the Nazi Party from 1933 to 1945 cast him in an uncomplimentary light when revealed later, despite the apparent fact that he joined the party to advance his career rather than for ideological reasons. Musicians such as Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman refused to play in concerts with Karajan because of his Nazi past. Karajan's committment to the Nazi cause has been questioned given the fact of his marriage, in 1942, to Anita Guetermann, a woman of clear Jewish origin. Karajan's star within the government dimmed from that point.
Politics
As was the case with soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Karajan's membership in the Nazi Party from 1933 to 1945 cast him in an uncomplimentary light when revealed later, despite the apparent fact that he joined the party to advance his career rather than for ideological reasons. Musicians such as Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman refused to play in concerts with Karajan because of his Nazi past. Karajan's committment to the Nazi cause has been questioned given the fact of his marriage, in 1942, to Anita Guetermann, a woman of clear Jewish origin. Karajan's star within the government dimmed from that point.