Jaap van Zweden conducts the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in a concert performance of Act III of Wagner’s PARSIFAL given at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, in 2010. Klaus Florian Vogt is Parsifal, Falk Struckmann is Amfortas, Robert Holl is Gurnemanz, and Katarina Dalayman is Kundry.
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Scottish mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor sings La Cieca’s aria “Voce di Donna” from Ponchielli’s LA GIOCONDA from a concert performance given by the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 2020, during the pandemic.
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In 2023, Beth was a finalist at the Cardiff Singer of the World competition; many people, myself included, felt she was the rightful winner.
In May 2025, Beth will be at Carnegie Hall with the English Concert under Harry Bicket’s baton, singing Cornelia in Handel’s GIULIO CESARE. Details here.
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A documentary about Hildegard Behrens, with lots of musical excerpts. Behrens was one of the most fascinating singers I ever encountered in my long years of going to the opera. Her commitment to each role she took on was thrilling to experience.
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Tenor Kai Kluge sings my favorite song-cycle for male voice, Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe, in a live performance before an empty hall in Stuttgart during the pandemic. Alan Hamilton is the pianist.
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Tenor Kai Kluge sings my favorite song-cycle for male voice, Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe, in a live performance before an empty hall in Stuttgart during the pandemic. Alan Hamilton is the pianist.
Watch and listen here.
Elena Stikhina (above) sings Tatyana’s Letter Scene from Tchaikovsky’s EUGENE ONEGIN from a 2019 performance at the Mariinsky Theater. Zaurbek Gugkaev conducts.
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The Dutch mezzo-soprano Jard van Nes (above) sings Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder with the Northern Symphony conducted by Richard Hickox.
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An audio-only 1976 TRAVIATA from Trieste brings together Katia Ricciarelli (above), Jose Carreras, and Giorgio Zancanaro, under the baton of Bruno Bartoletti. I find it a very moving performance, though the singers and conductor occasionally part company.
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Oberon's Glade 