I was there. Devastating. I saw almost every Rheingold of the Met production. Morris was the definitive Wotan of my life time. And it was conducted by Levine. I am a happy man to have seen such fine Wagner performances in my life time. I saw all but one production of this Met Ring over the past 20 years.
I remember this performance on PBS, and they ran the other three operas over the next three nights. That's a lot of opera over 4 days, but I've never forogtten it.
Thanks so much for uploading this. I happened to watch Das Rheingold for the first time tonight (DVD - Boulez) and was intensely moved by Ortrun Wenkel's Erda and now I'm listening to other interpretations on YouTube. I agree with comments posted here that Birgitta Svenden's singing is flawless here. I woulldlove to hear her sing Stauss' 'Four Last Songs'.
This nearly prefect... Ugh, Perfect. You could start enjoying the whole Ring from right here. This is timeless, like Kundry's aria in Parsifal. She pushed towards the legato in just the right way. terrific.
Well, there are many Ring productions in which they have crazy modern costume designs (like Covent Garden with conductor Pappano). Kupfer's production has a "nuclear" setting, with all those laserlights and stuff.
I was there. Devastating. I saw almost every Rheingold of the Met production. Morris was the definitive Wotan of my life time. And it was conducted by Levine. I am a happy man to have seen such fine Wagner performances in my life time. I saw all but one production of this Met Ring over the past 20 years.
downtown1961 5 months ago
Excellent singing Birgitta Svenden - forget stage and costumes
pega17pl 6 months ago
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Saw it that night. Devastating.
downtown1961 6 months ago
anyone remember kertin thorborg?
chmaunzman 10 months ago
I remember this performance on PBS, and they ran the other three operas over the next three nights. That's a lot of opera over 4 days, but I've never forogtten it.
soulcornflake1 1 year ago
@soulcornflake1 I too remember the PBS broadcast. Before each nights broadcast began, F. Murray Abraham narrated the synopsis.
aa4285 1 year ago
Thanks so much for uploading this. I happened to watch Das Rheingold for the first time tonight (DVD - Boulez) and was intensely moved by Ortrun Wenkel's Erda and now I'm listening to other interpretations on YouTube. I agree with comments posted here that Birgitta Svenden's singing is flawless here. I woulldlove to hear her sing Stauss' 'Four Last Songs'.
rinpoche256 1 year ago
This should be L.A.'s production. I refuse to see that garbage. Freyer is only fit to direct a donkey act on Public Access. In Squiggle-Vision!
Ringreader 1 year ago
@Ringreader I, too, am a traditionalist. The little I have seen of the LA production sickens me.
jgesselberty 10 months ago
When it comes to Wagner, you can't beat the Met.
Amfortaz 1 year ago
Lovely voice!
MrWagnerlover 2 years ago
A wonderful Erda!
Redteez 2 years ago
she is my principal lol!!
madicks3 3 years ago
This nearly prefect... Ugh, Perfect. You could start enjoying the whole Ring from right here. This is timeless, like Kundry's aria in Parsifal. She pushed towards the legato in just the right way. terrific.
1michael4 3 years ago
Wow. She is princple of the Royal Opera School in Sweden now, Stockholm. I auditioned there some months ago for her ^^
amadeaamadey 3 years ago
I have this dvd and I love her!
agabusdawatchman 3 years ago
thank you very much for this post
oegaziz43 3 years ago
she is so perfect and transcendent, like a real goddess.
Pathetikos 4 years ago
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Jaydoggy531 4 years ago
No I'm sorry I don't and haven't seen it either. That is the one all in crazy modern costumes, isn't it?
WeicheWotan 4 years ago
Well, there are many Ring productions in which they have crazy modern costume designs (like Covent Garden with conductor Pappano). Kupfer's production has a "nuclear" setting, with all those laserlights and stuff.
100yearoldWhiskey 4 years ago
Do you have the "Erda's Warning" from Harry Kupfer's 1992 Bayreuth production?
100yearoldWhiskey 4 years ago
Isn't she doing Erde in the Kupfer Ring too?
nibelungensohn 4 years ago
She's in the Kupfer Ring, also.
100yearoldWhiskey 4 years ago
Could someone please upload this scene from Kupfer's Ring?
asisecanta 2 years ago