A favorite Wagner performance from Tim Meijers

Eva Maria Westbroek in her prime, in a role in which I find her unsurpassed among current singers.

This clip is no doubt not new to most here, but one cannot watch it often enough. Her attention to text – just in the first sentence she works miracles, creating a distinct atmosphere at each turn of phrase – and complete commitment are on full display as well as that wonderful warm voice that I so hope to hear on stage again some day. If this clip is new to you, don’t miss part II.

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