Carl Seemann News
German pianist (1910-1983)
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- Germany
- pianist, university teacher
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2017-08-07 16:49:50
The green hills of home
[…] maschera, Tosca, and, of course, Turandot. The incredibly versatile Sándor Kónya was my first Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor. Throughout his lengthy career, he maintained an elegant balance ranging from bel canto to dramatic roles. I also recall his Rodolfo at Dorothy Kirsten’s Met 25th anniversary La bohème. His association with Bayreuth spanned 1958 through 1971 as Froh, Lohengrin (one of his signature roles), Walther von Stölzing, Parsifal, and two unscheduled performances as the Junger Seemann in Tristan und Isolde when he filled in for an ailing colleague. Rita Gorr performed at Bayreuth only in 1958 and 1959, but she managed to sing Fricka, Ortrud, the Third Norn, and Grimgerde. Silvio Varviso was a Bayreuth podium regular between 1969 and 1974, during which time he led performances of Der fliegende Holländer, Lohengrin, and Die Meistersinger von Nürmberg. John Macurdy, heard here early in his career as the King, later made […]
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2015-08-23 10:19:20
Bayreuth gives away next year’s casting
[…] Dir: Jan Philipp Gloger Daland: Peter Rose Senta: Ricarda Merbeth Erik: ?? Mary: Christa Mayer Der Steuermann: Benjamin Bruns Der Holländer: John Lundgren TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Cond: Christian Thielemann Dir: Katharina Wagner Tristan: Stephen Gould König Marke: Georg Zeppenfeld Isolde: Petra Lang Kurwenal: Iain Paterson Melot: Raimund Nolte Brangäne: Christa Mayer Ein Hirt: Tansel Akzeybek Ein Steuermann: Kay Stiefermann Junger Seemann: Tansel Akzeybek
2015-07-12 07:18:45
Jon Vickers 1926-2015
The legendary Canadian heldentenor died on Friday. He was 88. Our own Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin has posted the following tribute. IN MEMORIAM JON VICKERS Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Lyric Opera of Chicago Franz-Paul Decker, conductor 15 October 1979 Tristan – Jon Vickers Isolde – Roberta Knie Brangäne – Mignon Dunn Kurnewal – Siegmund Nimsgern König Marke – Hans Sotin Melot – Richard Versalle Ein Hirt – Gregory Kunde Ein Steuermann – Daniel McConnell Junger Seemann – William Mitchell
2014-01-27 01:00:00
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