In this 11th year, over ten nights performances from the Met’s Live in HD series will be shown starting with a screening of FUNNY FACE in a special co-presentation with Film at Lincoln Center. Screenings run from August 23 through September 2. There will be 3000 seats in the Plaza in front of the Opera House with an additional standing room area. Cancellations due to thunder/lighting or high wind will not be rescheduled.
SALOME:Strauss
Original Air Date: 12/15/1990
Conlon; Behrens, Clark, Dernesch, Wlaschiha, Baker
SID.19360107
Hildegard Behrens burst on the scene when she appeared with Karajan in his EMI recording of Salome, and subsequent Salzburg production in 1977-1978. Twelve years between her historic recording and her live broadcast from the Met wouldn’t be so long if one were say 35, but Behrens was 41, so this Met broadcast comes at the age of 53. For 53, it is OK, but what was perfection 13 years earlier in the studio is now careful and studied. At a much younger age, Welitsch had the same occurrence. In 1949 she had New York on its heel with her Salome under Reiner at the Met; three years later, it’s a different world; the 1952 Salome is a pale shadow of 1949. Welitsch is 36 in 1949 and 39 in 1952. Three Salomes live were Birgit Nilsson March 1965 (broadcast a few days later) when she was 47. What is remarkable is that she was capable of a concert Salome with Chicago Symphony nine years later in 1974 when she was 56. Tales are told in both Chicago and New York about these concert Salomes. Eva Marton (also heard on a Met broadcast. Not as ideal as Nilsson vocally, she still made quite an impact, and she was 46 for her Met Salome. Last but definitely not least was Karita Mattila who does rank as the most sizzling Salome who could also sing. In 2004, when she was 44, it was filmed by the Met but has never been shown. Four years later she did the work for the HD cameras and she is OK, but now not at the pinnacle (and the HD and the production concept do not reward a Salome that is a bit too ripe.) But prime Nilsson, prime Marton, and prime Mattila, all three captured on Met Saturday matinee microphones are the touchstones. Elektra, in addition to be a more interesting work, allows its heroine more latitude, and Nilsson and Marton as well as Varnay, Jones, and Behrens are all distinguished Elektras. The Met missed Marton as Elektra which is a huge omission. Salome does not yield such pleasure on immediate repetition. Just a little too late for almost everyone. Wlaschiha who is not quite smooth enough for Jokanaan, but a fine Alberich. Cassilly did the first thre Herods (and the last was his Met farewell); Graham Clark did the remaining five.
SALOME:Strauss
Original Air Date: 12/15/1990
Conlon; Behrens, Clark, Dernesch, Wlaschiha, Baker
SID.19360317
Hildegard Behrens burst on the scene when she appeared with Karajan in his EMI recording of Salome, and subsequent Salzburg production in 1977-1978. Twelve years between her historic recording and her live broadcast from the Met wouldn’t be so long if one were say 35, but Behrens was 41, so this Met broadcast comes at the age of 53. For 53, it is OK, but what was perfection 13 years earlier in the studio is now careful and studied. At a much younger age, Welitsch had the same occurrence. In 1949 she had New York on its heel with her Salome under Reiner at the Met; three years later, it’s a different world; the 1952 Salome is a pale shadow of 1949. Welitsch is 36 in 1949 and 39 in 1952. Three Salomes live were Birgit Nilsson March 1965 (broadcast a few days later) when she was 47. What is remarkable is that she was capable of a concert Salome with Chicago Symphony nine years later in 1974 when she was 56. Tales are told in both Chicago and New York about these concert Salomes. Eva Marton (also heard on a Met broadcast. Not as ideal as Nilsson vocally, she still made quite an impact, and she was 46 for her Met Salome. Last but definitely not least was Karita Mattila who does rank as the most sizzling Salome who could also sing. In 2004, when she was 44, it was filmed by the Met but has never been shown. Four years later she did the work for the HD cameras and she is OK, but now not at the pinnacle (and the HD and the production concept do not reward a Salome that is a bit too ripe.) But prime Nilsson, prime Marton, and prime Mattila, all three captured on Met Saturday matinee microphones are the touchstones. Elektra, in addition to be a more interesting work, allows its heroine more latitude, and Nilsson and Marton as well as Varnay, Jones, and Behrens are all distinguished Elektras. The Met missed Marton as Elektra which is a huge omission. Salome does not yield such pleasure on immediate repetition. Just a little too late for almost everyone. Wlaschiha who is not quite smooth enough for Jokanaan, but a fine Alberich. Cassilly did the first thre Herods (and the last was his Met farewell); Graham Clark did the remaining five.
SALOME:Strauss
Original Air Date: 12/15/1990
Conlon; Behrens, Clark, Dernesch, Wlaschiha, Baker
SID.19360533
Hildegard Behrens burst on the scene when she appeared with Karajan in his EMI recording of Salome, and subsequent Salzburg production in 1977-1978. Twelve years between her historic recording and her live broadcast from the Met wouldn’t be so long if one were say 35, but Behrens was 41, so this Met broadcast comes at the age of 53. For 53, it is OK, but what was perfection 13 years earlier in the studio is now careful and studied. At a much younger age, Welitsch had the same occurrence. In 1949 she had New York on its heel with her Salome under Reiner at the Met; three years later, it’s a different world; the 1952 Salome is a pale shadow of 1949. Welitsch is 36 in 1949 and 39 in 1952. Three Salomes live were Birgit Nilsson March 1965 (broadcast a few days later) when she was 47. What is remarkable is that she was capable of a concert Salome with Chicago Symphony nine years later in 1974 when she was 56. Tales are told in both Chicago and New York about these concert Salomes. Eva Marton (also heard on a Met broadcast. Not as ideal as Nilsson vocally, she still made quite an impact, and she was 46 for her Met Salome. Last but definitely not least was Karita Mattila who does rank as the most sizzling Salome who could also sing. In 2004, when she was 44, it was filmed by the Met but has never been shown. Four years later she did the work for the HD cameras and she is OK, but now not at the pinnacle (and the HD and the production concept do not reward a Salome that is a bit too ripe.) But prime Nilsson, prime Marton, and prime Mattila, all three captured on Met Saturday matinee microphones are the touchstones. Elektra, in addition to be a more interesting work, allows its heroine more latitude, and Nilsson and Marton as well as Varnay, Jones, and Behrens are all distinguished Elektras. The Met missed Marton as Elektra which is a huge omission. Salome does not yield such pleasure on immediate repetition. Just a little too late for almost everyone. Wlaschiha who is not quite smooth enough for Jokanaan, but a fine Alberich. Cassilly did the first thre Herods (and the last was his Met farewell); Graham Clark did the remaining five.
SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Original Air Date: 04/15/2000
Levine; Eaglen, Svendén, Andersen, Clark, Morris, Wlaschiha
SID.19390210 [Scheduled but not Aired]
This is Andersen’s Met debut and the first of Eaglen’s two broadcast Siegfried Brunnhildes. To me, the treat in Siegfried is always Morris, and especially the 3rd act scenes with Erda and Siegfried.
SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Original Air Date: 04/15/2000
Levine; Eaglen, Svendén, Andersen, Clark, Morris, Wlaschiha
SID.19390428
This is Andersen’s Met debut and the first of Eaglen’s two broadcast Siegfried Brunnhildes. To me, the treat in Siegfried is always Morris, and especially the 3rd act scenes with Erda and Siegfried.
SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Levine; Eaglen, Svendén, Andersen, Clark, Morris, Wlaschiha
Original Air Date: 04/15/2000
SID.19390746
This is Andersen’s Met debut and the first of Eaglen’s two broadcast Siegfried Brunnhildes. To me, the treat in Siegfried is always Morris, and especially the 3rd act scenes with Erda and Siegfried.
DAS RHEINGOLD:Wagner
Levine; Morris, Schwarz, Langridge, Wlaschiha, Hölle, Koptchak
Original Air Date: 03/27/1993
MOD Audio
SID.19520213
This is close to the end of Schwarz’s Met career. Not quite. She is back for the 2016 season for Buryja in Jenufa after an absence of 14 years. She has an earlier Rheingold Fricka in 1993, and I saw her in the Chereau Ring in 1978 and she closes her Met career with a 2002 Klytemnestra with Schnaut. There is also an excellent Erda in Madrid in 2007. One also encounters Phillip Langridge’s fine Loge.
DAS RHEINGOLD:Wagner
Levine; Morris, Schwarz, Langridge, Wlaschiha, Hölle, Koptchak
Original Air Date: 03/27/1993
MOD Audio
SID.19520530
This is close to the end of Schwarz’s Met career. Not quite. She is back for the 2016 season for Buryja in Jenufa after an absence of 14 years. She has an earlier Rheingold Fricka in 1993, and I saw her in the Chereau Ring in 1978 and she closes her Met career with a 2002 Klytemnestra with Schnaut. There is also an excellent Erda in Madrid in 2007. One also encounters Phillip Langridge’s fine Loge.
DAS RHEINGOLD:Wagner
Levine; Morris, Schwarz, Langridge, Wlaschiha, Hölle, Koptchak
Original Air Date: 03/27/1993
MOD Audio
SID.19520746
This is close to the end of Schwarz’s Met career. Not quite. She is back for the 2016 season for Buryja in Jenufa after an absence of 14 years. She has an earlier Rheingold Fricka in 1993, and I saw her in the Chereau Ring in 1978 and she closes her Met career with a 2002 Klytemnestra with Schnaut. There is also an excellent Erda in Madrid in 2007. One also encounters Phillip Langridge’s fine Loge.
SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Levine; Jones, Johns, Morris, Gjevang, Zednik, Wlaschiha
Original Air Date: 04/10/1993
SID.20100209
This 1993 cycle catches at least three performers in splendid voice: Morris, Zednik, Wlaschiha. Siegfried has not been especially well served on the airwaves. Melchior only has one complete from 1937 (not yet broadcast on Sirius), and the 1951 with Svanholdm and Traubel has also not been heard. Surprisingly Nilsson’s first cycle (1962) Siegfried has also not been heard, and Hopf possibly excepted, the remainder of the cast is extremely strong. Let’s hear prime Frick, Kuen, London, Nilsson, Arroyo (Forest BIrd).This is Gwyneth Jones’ only broadcast Siegfried Brunnhilde from the Met, and my memory is that Johns is a solid Siegfried. This should be in MOoD. This cycle found her in more satisfying voice than usual. Morris (James), Zednik, Wlaschiha, Salminen are just about as well as you can do.
SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Levine; Jones, Johns, Morris, Gjevang, Zednik, Wlaschiha
Original Air Date: 04/10/1993
SID.20100210
This 1993 cycle catches at least three performers in splendid voice: Morris, Zednik, Wlaschiha. Siegfried has not been especially well served on the airwaves. Melchior only has one complete from 1937 (not yet broadcast on Sirius), and the 1951 with Svanholdm and Traubel has also not been heard. Surprisingly Nilsson’s first cycle (1962) Siegfried has also not been heard, and Hopf possibly excepted, the remainder of the cast is extremely strong. Let’s hear prime Frick, Kuen, London, Nilsson, Arroyo (Forest BIrd).This is Gwyneth Jones’ only broadcast Siegfried Brunnhilde from the Met, and my memory is that Johns is a solid Siegfried. This should be in MOoD. This cycle found her in more satisfying voice than usual. Morris (James), Zednik, Wlaschiha, Salminen are just about as well as you can do.
SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Levine; Jones, Johns, Morris, Gjevang, Zednik, Wlaschiha
Original Air Date: 04/10/1993
SID.20100425
This 1993 cycle catches at least three performers in splendid voice: Morris, Zednik, Wlaschiha. Siegfried has not been especially well served on the airwaves. Melchior only has one complete from 1937 (not yet broadcast on Sirius), and the 1951 with Svanholdm and Traubel has also not been heard. Surprisingly Nilsson’s first cycle (1962) Siegfried has also not been heard, and Hopf possibly excepted, the remainder of the cast is extremely strong. Let’s hear prime Frick, Kuen, London, Nilsson, Arroyo (Forest BIrd).This is Gwyneth Jones’ only broadcast Siegfried Brunnhilde from the Met, and my memory is that Johns is a solid Siegfried. This should be in MOoD. This cycle found her in more satisfying voice than usual. Morris (James), Zednik, Wlaschiha, Salminen are just about as well as you can do.
SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Levine; Jones, Johns, Morris, Gjevang, Zednik, Wlaschiha
Original Air Date: 04/10/1993
SID.20100426
This 1993 cycle catches at least three performers in splendid voice: Morris, Zednik, Wlaschiha. Siegfried has not been especially well served on the airwaves. Melchior only has one complete from 1937 (not yet broadcast on Sirius), and the 1951 with Svanholdm and Traubel has also not been heard. Surprisingly Nilsson’s first cycle (1962) Siegfried has also not been heard, and Hopf possibly excepted, the remainder of the cast is extremely strong. Let’s hear prime Frick, Kuen, London, Nilsson, Arroyo (Forest BIrd).This is Gwyneth Jones’ only broadcast Siegfried Brunnhilde from the Met, and my memory is that Johns is a solid Siegfried. This should be in MOoD. This cycle found her in more satisfying voice than usual. Morris (James), Zednik, Wlaschiha, Salminen are just about as well as you can do.
SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Levine; Jones, Johns, Morris, Gjevang, Zednik, Wlaschiha
Original Air Date: 04/10/1993
SID.20100641
This 1993 cycle catches at least three performers in splendid voice: Morris, Zednik, Wlaschiha. Siegfried has not been especially well served on the airwaves. Melchior only has one complete from 1937 (not yet broadcast on Sirius), and the 1951 with Svanholdm and Traubel has also not been heard. Surprisingly Nilsson’s first cycle (1962) Siegfried has also not been heard, and Hopf possibly excepted, the remainder of the cast is extremely strong. Let’s hear prime Frick, Kuen, London, Nilsson, Arroyo (Forest BIrd).This is Gwyneth Jones’ only broadcast Siegfried Brunnhilde from the Met, and my memory is that Johns is a solid Siegfried. This should be in MOoD. This cycle found her in more satisfying voice than usual. Morris (James), Zednik, Wlaschiha, Salminen are just about as well as you can do.
SIEGFRIED:Wagner
Levine; Jones, Johns, Morris, Gjevang, Zednik, Wlaschiha
Original Air Date: 04/10/1993
SID.20100642
This 1993 cycle catches at least three performers in splendid voice: Morris, Zednik, Wlaschiha. Siegfried has not been especially well served on the airwaves. Melchior only has one complete from 1937 (not yet broadcast on Sirius), and the 1951 with Svanholdm and Traubel has also not been heard. Surprisingly Nilsson’s first cycle (1962) Siegfried has also not been heard, and Hopf possibly excepted, the remainder of the cast is extremely strong. Let’s hear prime Frick, Kuen, London, Nilsson, Arroyo (Forest BIrd).This is Gwyneth Jones’ only broadcast Siegfried Brunnhilde from the Met, and my memory is that Johns is a solid Siegfried. This should be in MOoD. This cycle found her in more satisfying voice than usual. Morris (James), Zednik, Wlaschiha, Salminen are just about as well as you can do.