soaring instruments
Here’s the solution to the Elfte Brautnacht! vocal ID quiz:
Congratulations to S.L., who was first with the correct answers.
La Cieca will admit that the snippet of Mary Costa included in the quiz catches this lovely soprano in something less than her best form. So let’s hear Miss Costa on a better day, as Rosalinda in a performance from 1967.
Scaramuccio – you can hear Theorin as the Siegfried Brünnhilde in Washington DC in May ’09, and then in November ’09 in Washington’s complete Ring cycle.
theorin is also the star of the copenhagen ring, now on dvd. she’s one of the most enjoyable brunnhildes on video: big voice, secure high notes, a committed actress (and very well directed). she’s no wraith, but she keeps you watching. stephen milling as hunding/fasolt is also a treat.
The first Helmwige was Lilli Lehmann…