Articles linked to Richard Wagner

Camilla Nylund: “Every opera role is like a journey”

An accomplished Strauss performer, especially in the role of Salome, Finnish soprano Camilla Nylund started to extend her Wagner repertoire with Isolde in June 2022 and Brünnhilde this season in Die Walküre and Siegfried at the Operhnaus Zürich. While at the Verbier Festival to sing Marie in a concert version of Berg’s Wozzeck, and before the last instalment of the Ring cycle in Zurich in November, we met with her to find out more about her career...

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Published onthe 28 of July

Angela Meade: “Now I am able to take on some of the heavier Verdi roles”

Soprano Angela Meade is famous for her incredibly powerful interpretations of Italian opera throughout the world on the most prestigious stages. We met her at the Verbier Festival where she was singing Amelia in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera… *** Opera Online: Psychologically, Amelia might be one of the most sincere characters in Un ballo in maschera. How do you portray that in your singing? Angela Meade: In terms of technique, it’s not just blasting stuff,...

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Published onthe 26 of July

Lohengrin : Wagner's baton

Inscription on the baton (in German): « Taktstock mit welchem Richard Wagner zum ersten Male seinen Lohengrin dirigierte, Frankfurth am Main , 12. 09. 1862 »   English  translation: Baton used by Richard Wagner to conduct his Lohengrin for the first time. Frankfort-on-Main, Sept. 12,  1862.   After this performance of Lohengrin at the Frankfurter Oper on Sept. 12, 1862, under the direction of the composer, Richard...

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Published onthe 07 of December