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"flüssig, kräftig, männlich, souverän und dabei doch lyrisch!"

So true. Completely masculine yet also ethereal, not quite of this so-flawed world. And in perfect taste. Nothing for effect, unlike the kitschy, overdone "Taube" that is sometimes crooned over, which I am sure Wagner would have ...

Interesting combination. Nice straight-forward work by Konya. (compare it with the mincing Jonas Kaufmann version, or the nauseous, overwrought "Taube" that Botha indulges in.) Is the Realm of the Grail romantically constructed in the way that Brokeback is, or would that be reading too much in...

Does anyone else find that "alljaerlich naht von Himmel eine Taube" more than a little kitschy? But the voice is impressive, even if the characterization is not.

Love that chorus 'Ai tuoi piedi ci prostriam"....it is enough to make one feel fascism's fatal allure. The characters are quite incapable of the love they speak of. They know nothing of mercy or tenderness; the 'love' Calaf wants from Turandot is mere animal heat. Yet what do we care, ravished...

Why are concert performances often more thrilling than staged productions? How about Baltsa's great mane of hair, knitted brow, and enormous hollow eyes? Or that spot of color on Carreras's cheek? Not to speak of the vocal fireworks. Fantastic.

Sotin sounds terrific and the subtitles are remarkably fine. Thank you, hdg.

thanks -- a moving recording, and all the more so coming from '46.

Superb Fricka milking a juicy part. Hat tip to the costume & make-up departments -- she looks fabulous.