EMMY DESTINN / ERNST KRAUS - 1906 - Das süsse Lied verhallt - Lohengrin
One of the wonders of Wagner recordings is to think that this was recorded so relatively soon after Wagner's death and that both of these artist retired just after the conclusion of the first world war.
Yiddish Glory again
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Way back in 2018 I wrote about a CD called Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of
WW2 (though I don’t think I wrote an actual review of the CD… I should fix
that...
Goldmund Quartet: Intensity and Incandescence
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The Goldmund String Quartet made a impressive Miami debut with Friends
of Chamber Music of Miami, proving itself not merely a rising young
ensemble, bu...
An old and very fragrant red rose
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This very old red rose was transplanted into my garden to save it from a
renovators wrecking ball a couple of years ago when the house it was
planted nex...
NY Wagner Society Announces Auditions for Grants
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The Wagner Society of New York has, for many years, awarded grants to young
singers whose gifts and talents indicate that they may have a future in the
Wag...
The Future
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Today is Nostradomus day.These are my predictions for the coming year (I
hoope I'm wrong)> First, Trump will begin the roundup and deportaton anyone
he ded...
Lahti
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I am in Lahti, Finland, to give a talk at the Lahti Symphony's Sibelius
Festival. I've been wanting to visit since I encountered Osmo Vänskä's
revelatory B...
Royal Opera House announces Ring Cycles for 2018!
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Very excited by this announcement. Must start saving now…. ADVANCE
ANNOUNCEMENT Four full cycles performed September–November 2018 The 2018/19
Season open...