A favorite Wagner performance from Petra Lang
For me, Hans Hotter‘s interpretation of Wotan is a convincingly successful interpretation of this role.
By Petra Lang
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Parterre Box
Love the sinner
Surprised that none of our favorite Wagner performances happen to come from Tannhaüser, Parterre Box turns to Russell Thomas to fill the gap
A favorite Wagner performance from Peter Russell
I’d long ago given up on my Goldilocks search for a “just right” complete Tristan und Isolde recording starring Jon Vickers, my hands-down tenor of choice.
By Peter Russell
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A favorite Wagner performance from Niel Rishoi
The complete RCA Furtwängler Tristan is actually my top favorite, but the Ponnelle staging in Bayreuth featuring René Kollo and Johanna Meier is my top sentimental favorite, because it was my first full Wagner performance.
By Niel Rishoi
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Suor Angelica
Antonio Pappano conducts a performance live from the BBC Proms
A favorite Wagner performance from Roger Pines
I’d never heard Götterdämmerung in a live performance until 1985 at The Dallas Opera. OMG, so long ago!
By Roger Pines
58 comments
The Turn of the Screw
Jacquelyn Stucker leads a performance recorded last month in Santa Fe
A favorite Wagner performance from Mister Snow
It took me a while to “warm up” to Wagner.
By Mister Snow
82 comments
Rigoletto
Quinn Kelsey, René Barbera, and Lisette Oropesa star in a performance recorded in Los Angeles this spring.
Maria Stuarda
A performance recorded earlier this month in Salzburg with Lisette Oropesa and Kate Lindsey
A favorite Wagner performance from Dr. Hodel
Régine Crespin singing the Wesendonck Lieder is the most beautiful Wagner singing I’ve ever heard.
By Dr. Hodel
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A favorite Wagner performance from Remko Jas
All of the Teatro Colón live opera recordings conducted by Fritz Busch are special, but his 1936 Parsifal is my favorite.
By Remko Jas
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Harping on it
The start of the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro provides a perfect opportunity to enjoy a bit of the breathtaking Vasilisa Berzhanskaya recorded there last summer
A favorite Wagner performance from CKurwenal
Dame Gwyneth Jones as Brünnhilde pretty much started it all for me.
By CKurwenal
59 comments
L’italiana in Algeri
Daniela Barcellona leads a live broadcast from the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro
A favorite Wagner performance from fletcher
Júlia Várady‘s smoldering, almost feral Sieglinde from the Sawallisch/Lehnhoff Ring, remains my favorite.
By fletcher
239 comments
Rigoletto
A performance recorded last month at The Santa Fe Opera starring Michael Chioldi
Soirées musicales & La cambiale di matrimonio
A live broadcast from the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro
A favorite Wagner performance from Rowna Sutin
This is one of my favorite operas, and visually and story telling-wise, you can’t beat this production.
By Rowna Sutin
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Zelmira
A live broadcast of the opening night of the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro with Anastasia Bartoli and Lawrence Brownlee
With so little to be sure of
One final appeal for you to share what most titillates you in the upcoming season for September’s The Talk of the Town
Agrippina
A performance recorded last month at the Festival International d’Opéra Baroque & Romantique de Beaune featuring Les Épopées
A favorite Wagner performance from Yuval Sharon
This performance represents a perfect alignment of piece, performer, director, and conductor – the epitome of Gesamtkunstwerk.
By Yuval Sharon
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I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).