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This performance of Le nozze di Figaro, broadcast on January 28, 1961, is a good if ordinary version, made special by a few elements and
This matinee, January 15, 1972, was the first Meistersinger I ever attended. I had known the opera only through recordings and had found it long-winded
Recorded the afternoon of February 13, 1960, this is a hectic but very exciting Fidelio. Karl Böhm knows what he wants and almost invariably gets
The run of Walküres at the Met in late 1967 and early 1968 were to be directed and conducted by Herbert von Karajan–and indeed, the
I can’t help but feel that I’ve heard this music–the Stabat Mater–before, and indeed I have, but in an earlier version for three soloists and
Shirley Verrett had one of the world’s most opulent and versatile mezzo voices from about 1960 to 1990. Her Carmen, Dido, Amneris, Eboli, Azucena, Dalila,
They’re still talking about Bernstein’s “Espansiva” in Denmark, and with good reason. While better known for his Mahler, Bernstein’s advocacy of Nielsen arguably achieved just
This 2010 revival of Simon Boccanegra from the Met was designed to showcase Placido Domingo’s undertaking of the title role, normally sung by a baritone.
Here, in quite good sound, is the February 15, 1958 broadcast of Puccini’s Bohème from the Met, with a wonderful conductor and excellent cast. Thomas
I leave it to my colleague Bob Levine to assess the finer qualities of newest tenor sensation Vittorio Grigolo as an opera singer (type Q13041
