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This Parsifal surprised me somewhat. My dislike for Thielemann’s Tristan was pretty fierce and I expected little better here–but in fact, his reading is without
All of these selections starring the late Bulgarian bass Nicolai Ghiaurov are taken from performances with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, but under
This performance, recorded on November 14, 1955, was part of the four-week festival that took place at the Vienna State Opera celebrating its reopening after
This recording, live from the Vienna State Opera in 1955, was taped just weeks before virtually the same cast (there’s only one major difference) entered
These respectable mono recordings won’t win any awards for orchestral virtuosity, but as always Scherchen’s conceptions reveal a quirky individuality that (at least in this
This more-than-complete French version of Verdi’s great Don Carlos, containing more than four hours of music, was taped live in Vienna on October 18, 2004.
Eloquence’s generous Mozart disc features István Kertész leading a stirring yet warm-hearted Symphony No. 36 with the Vienna Philharmonic, whose sweetly singing string tone communicates
Any live performance of this, Rossini’s last opera, is an occasion. Its grand scale, complex plot, and emotional depths on both personal and political levels,
In order to underline the “universality” of the Don Giovanni story, this otherwise quite traditionally presented production changes scenery and costumes with almost every scene,
This is a raw, hair-raising performance of an opera that doesn’t have to try very hard to be either raw or hair-raising. Taped live at
