Dame Gwyneth burns white hot – tectonic and elemental as great Wagner should be – while a babyfaced Waltraud Meier smolders, only a few years from becoming a major Isolde herself. And what a wig!
A favorite Wagner performance from Der Ring
As a frequent visitor of Parterre’s Jones Home (ah, the early internet!), I’d be remiss not to share this favorite clip of two queens maximizing their joint slay.
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