I was there too and brought my mother, whose first Isolde was the pre-war Flagstad. Waltraud was completely riveting, she made one believe. One of the most memorable Wagnerian impersonations...
I remember that- I think there was a Richard Tucker Gala in the 1990s where Gheorghiu sang the original ending very impressively. And Anna Tomowa-Sintow has a very juicy ending on one of her CDs.
Does anyone know if Sutherland was supposed to sing Elettra in the Pavarotti recording? Not that Gruberova was bad, but Sutherland would've been the logical choice. Bonynge certainly...
Why the first Davis studio recording has never been rereleased is a mystery. I know Davis's second recording has had more shelf time and it has its moments, but the first one had Shirley,...
Aida is such a grand spectacle, but in performance rarely (to me) creates a magical night the way let's say the recent Fraus did. I think that's partly because the music is a series of...
Usually one hears a very full lyric or light dramatic voice as the Countess and more of a soubrette or leggiero sound as Susanna. But Susanna is such a long and complex role, a soubrette voice can...
Patrick Cassidy appeared in utero in the film The Music Man (which I saw) as mom Shirley Jones was preggers during the filming. Some 30 years later, I saw him live in a Long Beach CLO production of...
I'm not sure Bill, I don't follow these personal details enough but I liked her Ortrud better than any of the Verdi I've heard from her. I approached her with skepticism because I thought a singer...
I thought this was a performance by Kevin Ng. That's what the title led me to believe. I was confused when it wasn't him singing. Now I get it. Ok. Moving on...;-)
Lydia, Lydia!! You are the champ! I KNEW it had to be that soppy Alsop what done you in!! Heard her this past summer and played only one piece fairly acceptably (Barber something). But may well...
Christian Thielemann fer shure loved his echt Deutsch cuisine! Our beloved baby kraut most frequently ordered his favorite Kohlrouladen, a "specialty" that I avoided for reasons that are...
O ma gawd, JA! Too much Glühwein!! That was a notorious hit here on parterre when it emerged a few years back. Was it pre-pandemic? Lapses of taste is putting it pretty mildly, hah! Now do spill...
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