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Valentin Schwarz‘s and Simone Young‘s Ring, in its final outing at Bayreuth, is dramaturgically messy and musically excellent.
31 pieces since 2012 — in 17 roles, at 12 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
4 pieces as Wotan — stats above show all coverage for Tomasz Konieczny.
View allValentin Schwarz‘s and Simone Young‘s Ring, in its final outing at Bayreuth, is dramaturgically messy and musically excellent.
Gianandrea Noseda leads seasoned Wagnerians in Andreas Homoki’s stark production of Die Walküre for Zurich Opera.
Marek Janowski’s second recorded Ring cycle began on an off note, with a Rheingold that was fleet and lucid but failed to impress in the important musical moments.
Could Marek Janowski do for Wagner what the early music movement did for the Baroque and Classical repertory?
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