Wow…I am relistening to Act iii from today’s Live webcast from Bayreuth – and reading about him on his website.  Now here is the grand chorus finale … getting goose bumps just over the web – can only imagine how it is in that house.   Quite an emotional performance – and from the audience’s roar at his curtain call they approved as well.   

Hmm, I see that he was Tannhauser last year.  I will have to go and relisten  – I guess I didnt notice (but actually dont think i have listened to those recordings recently) today he was definitely on fire – quite a passionate performance and ringing tones throughout.   Note that he is scheduled for Siegfried in next years RING at Bayreuth!

so what was someone saying about a dearth of heldentenors?