A favorite Mozart performance from Peter Russell
For many opera lovers of the Baby Boomer generation, German bass Kurt Moll (1938-2017) was Sarastro, exuding wisdom and kindness through his unaffected bearing and incomparably rich, homogeneous sound.
He returned to the Met for performances of Die Zauberflöte in the David Hockney/John Cox staging seen here late winter of 1998 just shy of his 60th birthday and still “had it” in spades. You can be atheist or agnostic and, if you nonetheless believe in the humanity Kurt Moll’s Sarastro embodies in this prayer, know that your spirituality is intact.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads an epic Wagner opera concert
Yannick leads The Philadelphia Orchestra, superstars Nina Stemme and Stuart Skelton, and world-class singers in a rare concert performance that reveals every detail and nuance of this richly harmonic score. Experience the passion and cold-hearted revenge of this scandalous opera. Get tickets now!
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Pick a little, talk a little
Following the successful launch of the new regular feature The Talk of the Town in January, the team at the box is inviting contributions for a new quarter of operatic potpourri.
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