Category Archives: Opera

Saturday on BBC Radio 3 – Opera On 3 – GOTTERDAMMERUNG

Posted on May 12, 2006 by sogalitno

Wagner’s GötterdämmerungConducted by Antonio Pappano Saturday 13 May 2006 18:00-23:00 (Radio 3)  (1 pm EDT) “A dark day dawns for the gods” in the final opera of Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle. Keith Warner’s brand-new production for the Royal Opera House … Continue reading →

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Domingo dominates Classical Brits

Posted on May 4, 2006 by sogalitno

Placido Domingo will star at the Royal Opera House later this monthSpanish tenor Placido Domingo has picked up two prizes at the annual Classical Brit Awards in London. Domingo received a lifetime achievement award and shared the critics’ prize for … Continue reading →

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If you haven’t had enough of Wagner today ….

Posted on April 29, 2006 by sogalitno

On VOX today, at 6 pm – a special repeat  of the Solti Meistersinger with Ben Heppner, Rene Pape, Karita Mattila, & Jose van Dam from 1997 Its spectacular – heartily recommend it – Van Dam’s interpretation of Hans Sach … Continue reading →

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VOX does Robert Shaw tribute Sunday

Posted on April 29, 2006 by sogalitno

From an email from Robert Davis:
Robert Shaw would have been 90 years old Sunday, and his impact on the world of choral music made him one of the holy pantheon here on VOX
We’ll have an…
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LOHENGRIN – penultimate Met broadcast of season today

Posted on April 29, 2006 by sogalitno

LohengrinWagner’s religious tale of good and evil, presented live from New York by Margaret Juntwait. King Henry …… René Pape (bass)Lohengrin …… Ben Heppner (tenor)Elsa of Brabant …… Karita Mattila (soprano)Friedrich of Telramund …… Richard Paul Fink (baritone)Ortrud …… Luana … Continue reading →

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BBC Proms Schedule announced.

Posted on April 28, 2006 by sogalitno

BBC Proms 200614th July – 9th September. Full details are announced.BBC – Proms – Homepage.

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Ms. Voigt and Tosca (MET)

Posted on April 24, 2006 by sogalitno

Erstwhile blogger/author of Sieglinde’s Diaries presents his view on Ms. Voigt’s triumph on Saturday.   Read it along with the version by Mr. Tommasini of the NY Times (quoted below).  Additional performances will be on Wednesday, Saturday, and May 5, 8, … Continue reading →

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The RING on BBC Radio 3 (in one day!)

Posted on April 16, 2006 by sogalitno

On Easter Monday Radio 3 devotes a whole day to a broadcast of Wagner’s Ring cycle. The cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, comprises four operas: Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Die Walkuere (The Valkyrie), Siegfried and Gotterdummerung (Twilight of the Gods). … Continue reading →

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KUBELIK!!

Posted on April 16, 2006 by sogalitno

I stumbled across this listing in Operacast today  SPECIAL PROGRAM RICHARD WAGNER: PARSIFAL Musikalische Leitung: Rafael Kubelik Studioproduktion aus dem Herkulessaal der Münchner Residenz vom Mai 1980  (4 hrs., 30 min.) Parsifal: James King Gurnemanz: Kurt Moll Amfortas: Bernd Weikl … Continue reading →

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Birgit Nilsson RIP

Posted on January 11, 2006 by sogalitno

Birgit Nilsson, Soprano Legend Who Tamed Wagner, Dies at 87 – New York Times. words fail…but just imagine the welcome she is getting in heaven!

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