A favorite Wagner performance from Petra Lang

For me, Hans Hotter‘s interpretation of Wotan is a convincingly successful interpretation of this role.

It is rich in nuance and color, which fuses the meaning and interpretation of the text with the music into a unity that captivates me emotionally and creates a larger-than-life image of the father of the gods even without the visual impression. Hans Knappertsbusch‘s marvelous tempi give me plenty of space for this experience.

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