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Daniel Barenboim’s Harry Kupfer-directed Bayreuth Ring Cycle on DVD from 1991-92 has long been a favorite. Kupfer’s direction, focusing so thoroughly on character(s) that it
Do the major labels really think that we’re fools? How
This two-disc set contains all of Willem Mengelberg’s New York
This was the first stereo recording of this opera, released
These recordings were all released by EMI Capitol, but they
Vinyl collectors may remember Hans Swarowsky’s 1968 Ring Cycle more
The MET Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall concert on May 19, 2013 marked James Levine’s return to the podium after a two-year absence due to health issues.
This recording, taken from performances at Glyndebourne in August, 2009, is unique in its scale. Playing in a small house, with what I suspect is
Rienzi was Wagner’s first success, debuting in Dresden in 1842. That premiere evening lasted for six hours, complete with ballet. It was very much in
Despite the generally lousy sonics, there are some treasurable performances
