DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG

DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG:Wagner
Original Air Date: 03/07/1959
Böhm; Edelmann, Nordmo-Lövberg, Feiersinger, Dönch, Tozzi, Franke
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Resnik appears as Magdalene, a role Bing used her in once the soprano to mezzo switch was done in the mid 1950s. Even counting the quintet, I know of no performer of ‘Lene to ever move the meter for Meistersinger in any direction. Bohm’s single broadcast appearance in Meistersinger is of more interest. As my least favorite Wagner opera Sirius is often a good way to experience it. *** This is Bohm’s only season with Meistersinger. The premiere had featured Della Casa as Eva, preferable to Nordmo-Lovberg in my view. Donch debuts at the Met with this opera and is on hand for the Met premiere of Wozzeck two days before this broadcast. *** The week starts with a big work, Bohm’s only encounter with Meistersinger on the broadcast airwaves; his 5 performance total in Meistersinger is a surprise, and almost as big is Leinsdorf who conducted lots of Wagner at the Met only has 6. In truth post Bodanzky, Meistersinger was not done all that much, though Reiner managed 19 performances, but even Levine only has 30. Nordmo-Lovberg whose broadcast legacy also includes a Walkure with Vickers and Nilsson (in Bohm’s only season of Walkure at the Met, so maybe Ms. Nordmo-Lovberg who also got a Fidelio production with Vickers under Bohm– but not the broadcast that went to NIlsson, was a “special favorite” of Dr. Bohm. Pictures anyone. This broadcast is Feiersinger’s farewell having arrived a few weeks earlier with Karl Donch as Beckmesser. Donch was far better received by Met audiences and this is the first of 4 broadcasts and 45 performances as the Mastercritic. Resnik appears as Magdalene, a role Bing used her in once the soprano to mezzo switch was done in the mid 1950s. Even counting the quintet, I know of no performer of ‘Lene to ever move the meter for Meistersinger in any direction. Bohm’s single broadcast appearance in Meistersinger is of more interest. As my least favorite Wagner opera Sirius is often a good way to experience it.