
There may have actually been “greater” Salomes in recordings of […]
For classical collectors with an audiophile bent, RCA Red Seal’s
This was the first stereo recording of this opera, released
It’s often forgotten that Solti conducted the orchestra at Strauss’
Back in the 70s an article appeared in the New
This set has been a crucial part of opera lovers’ collections for more than 40 years, and it’s still a necessity. The LPs distorted badly
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
These highlights from Wagner’s operas were recorded in 1957, just as Birgit Nilsson was becoming the world’s leading Wagnerian soprano and Hans Hotter was still
What is there to say? Here we have the two greatest Scandinavian sopranos of the 20th century (also two of the greatest 20th century sopranos,
Given that Testament has re-released its extraordinary, excellent-sounding 1955 Bayreuth Ring cycle as an attractively priced boxed set, it seems strange for the label to