Thursday, July 25, 2013

Wagner's Ring at the Proms on BBC Radio 3

  •    Wagner: Der Ring des Niebelungen 
       from the Proms
       Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim conductor

    The first two operas can be heard on BBC Radio 3 now; the rest are on their way.

Das Rhinegold (7/22)

Iain Paterson baritone (Wotan)
Anna Larsson mezzo-soprano (Erda)
Johannes Martin Kränzle baritone (Alberich)
Eric Halfvarson bass (Fafner)

Die Walküre (7/23)

Bryn Terfel bass-baritone (Wotan)
Eric Halfvarson bass (Hunding)
Simon O'Neill tenor (Siegmund)
Anja Kampe soprano, Proms debut artist (Sieglinde)
Nina Stemme soprano (Brünnhilde)
Ekaterina Gubanova mezzo-soprano (Fricka)

Siegfried (7/26)

Lance Ryan tenor, Proms debut artist (Siegfried)
Nina Stemme soprano (Brünnhilde)
Terje Stensvold baritone (Wanderer)
Peter Bronder tenor (Mime)


Nina Stemme soprano (Brünnhilde)
Andreas Schager tenor (Siegfried)
Mikhail Petrenko bass (Hagen)
Gerd Grochowski baritone (Gunther)


Also coming up:

Tristan und Isolde (7/27)

Tannhauser (8/4)

Parsifal (8/25)


5 comments:

  1. Well, there goes my weekend . . .

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    1. I don't think I've ever seen you write about Wagner

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    2. I know we've had a discussion about The Flying Dutchman.

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    3. Bayreuth started today as well, so dueling streams everybody:

      http://operacast.com/bayreuth_2013.htm

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    4. Too much Wagner? A few years ago, I'd have said Yes. But not anymore!!

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