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WAGNER
Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 1968) Birgit Nilsson, Thomas Stewart, Leonie Rysanek / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Berislav Klobucar [ Sony Metropolitan Series / 3 CD - released 20/May/2011 ] The first of two Wagner operas, Die Walküre, boasts a cast of fine Wagnerian singers, including Birgit Nilsson, considered one of the greatest Brünnhildes, and iconic performances by Thomas Stewart as Wotan, Leonie Rysanek as Sieglinde, Jon Vickers... |
W. A. MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (compelte opera recorded in 1961) Roberta Peters, Cesare Siepi, Kim Borg / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony Metropolitan Series / 3 CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "Roberta Peters' Susanna is delicious in the pert and sassy rather than vaguely vindictive manner, much in keeping with the overall mood, and it is beautifully sung, with a "Deh vieni" to remember." (ClassicsToday.com) |