Jul 29, 2006
The highlight of this year's Bayreuth Festival is the new production
of Der Ring des Nibelungen,
staged by director Tankred
Dorst, and conducted by Christian Thielemann. This new
production of Das
Rheingold, the prelude to Wagner's "Ring," premiered on July
26, 2006. In this program you will hear extended excerpts
from...
Jul 2, 2006
Most critics will agree that the
richest period of Wagnerian singing in The United States took place
during the 1940's, and '50's at the Metropolitan Opera in New York
City. This podcast pays homage to the incredible talent of those
historic decades, and features performances by Lauritz Melchior, Helen Traubel, Herbert...