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2020-10-08 03:54:00
Metropolitan Opera at Home – Wagner’s Das Rheingold. October 7, 2020.
Original performance date – April 23, 1990. Conductor – James Levine; Freia – Mari-Anne Haggander, Fricka – Christa Ludwig, Erda – Birgitta Svenden, Loge – Siegfried Jerusalem, Mime – Heinz Zednik, Wotan – James Morris, Alberich – Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Fasolt – Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Fafner – Matti Salminen, Froh – Mark Baker, Donner – Alan Field, Woglinde – Kaaren Erickson, Wellgunde – Diane Kesling, Flosshilde – Meredith Parsons. Production – Otto Schenk, Set & Projection Design – Gunther Schneider-Siemssen Some literal screen shots taken of the TV.
2018-10-11 13:36:00
Anglais - 5 Questions to Jonas Söderman Bohlin
[…] the Kungliga Operan before the events. Some people in Sweden make a political connection to the opera, but this is not our intention. Of course, the issue was a major concern before Me Too, but the movement highlighted the abuses women suffer from in the whole world. We had already started the creation process and the topic became so sensitive that I wondered if we’d have the courage to accomplish it till the end. Birgitta Svendén, the general manager of the Royal Swedish Opera, encouraged us to continue with the same perspective. We talked about that a lot during the rehearsals but we did not have to change anything in the libretto. I think Katharina Thoma (the director) could make all the decisions she had initially planned about the powerful and bold graphic dimension. The novel is from 1977 but is still provocative. It‘s not just about women being good and […]
2015-09-27 04:00:00
Man Explained - Wagner's Ring
[…] in the late 80s... If you are new to the Ring, it is time to plunge into this ocean of beauty and build your own knowledge from within. It will soon sound familiar yet like nothing you have heard before, so, just let the journey begin… Richard Wagner Das Rheingold James Morris, Siegfried Lorenz, Mark Baker, Siegfried Jerusalem, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Heinz Zednik, Kurt Moll, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Christa Ludwig, Mari Anne Häggander, Birgitta Svendén, Hei-Kyung Hong, Diane Kesling, Meredith Parsons Metropolitan Opera Orchestra James Levine DGG 427 607-2 (1988) Richard Wagner Die Walküre Gary Lakes, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jessye Norman, Hildegard Behrens, Christa Ludwig, Marita Napier, Marilyn Mims, Reinhild Runkel, Ruthild Engert, Linda Kelm, Diane Kesling, Meredith Parsons, Anne Wilkens Metropolitan Opera Orchestra James Levine DGG 423 389-2 (1987) Richard Wagner Siegfried Reiner Goldberg, Heinz Zednik, James Morris, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Kurt Moll, Birgitta Svendén, […]
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