May 21, 2006
In our second and last podcast in
this series celebrating the historic recording of the 1928 Bayreuth
production of Wagner's Tristan und
Isolde, we take a look at the Act II Love Duet and the last
act of this work. Although Act III was the most heavily edited
portion of this entire recording, and most of the demanding...
May 15, 2006
This podcast presents excerpts from
the 1928 recording of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde.
Technical difficulties during this period of recorded history
prevented British Columbia Records from capturing the audio during
an actual performance. Instead, the three acts were recorded
between performances in an empty hall....
May 7, 2006
For many years, Italian was a
second language to Wagner's operas, as scores of Italian singers
performed the composer's music in their native tongue. Based on his
Italian performances, tenor Giuseppe Borgatti became the first
Italian heldentenor to be invited to perform at Bayreuth. Although,
after the war, most Italian...