Frida Leider is a major Wagnerian soprano who does not sound like a Wagnerian soprano.
Not much to say here. Legendary bass Mark Reizen was born in the USSR and thus never got to tour much to the west.
So many Frida Leider clips to choose from, but I’ll pick this one because it is so different from what we might think of as the “typical” Wagnerian dramatic soprano.
Kind of self-explanatory, but Maria Callas‘s mad scene in Anna Bolena has truly ruined this music for me.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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