Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

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Performed by

Richard Wagner

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Herbert von Karajan

Description: After World War II, the allied powers contemplated suppression of all Wagnerian performance in Germany. However, wiser heads prevailed, and in 1951 the Festspielhaus at Bayreuth reopened under the management of Wagner's grandsons. As noisy as a stage recording can be, with limited fidelity from the dawn of the LP era, this set still conveys the enthusiasm accompanying the newly reopened festival. Casting is uneven, but the recording retains interest for the connoisseur because of the energetic conducting of Herbert von Karajan, the ravishing performance of the young Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as Eva, and the authoritative re ... (more)

Manufacturer: Angel Records
Release date: 27 June 1990
EAN: 0077776350028 UPC: 077776350028

Tags: 19th Century (1), Opera (1)

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