Voigt bows out of tristan and isolde in washington the. Intermezzo, dance of the seven veils, and final scene from salome deborah voigt, soprano telecast on live from lincoln center, simulcast on classical 105. Wordforword translations and ipa transcriptions of songs and arias in latin, italian, german, and french in pdf format. Dramatic soprano deborah voigt opened the proceedings with a radiant performance of dich teure halle from wagners tannhauser, her compatriot, lyric. She has sung isolde from the latter category but seems content to build her career currently on the upper slopes rather than camping on the summit of. Aug 03, 2011 dich teure halle tannhauser wagner it was as recently as 2002 that jennifer wilson made her professional debut as turandot with the connecticut opera but she has in the short intervening period already successfully established herself as one of the worlds leading dramatic sopranos. The new curtain, an exact reproduction of the former gold curtain which was first raised on oct. After the splendid intro to act ii, however, we hear nina stemme as elisabeth. Best sellers help new releases gift ideas gift cards home books sell computers electronics registry.
James levines 25th anniversary metropolitan opera gala wikipedia. A soubrette will always be a soubrette even if her voice picks up size with age. Da er aus dir geschieden, wie od erschienst du mir. Throughout the broadcast it was announced that the concert would be available online to view in its entirety for one week after last evenings performance. James levine, roberto alagna, carlo bergonzi, grace bumbry. Dich, teure halle, gruss ich wieder, froh gruss ich dich, geliebter raum. Vienna state opera orchestra, christian thielemann, cond.
Odes to joy mark csuf celebration orange county register. Voigt began her work for the night with wagner in fact, specifically the aria dich, teure halle from tannhauser, the first line of which, in english translation, is dear hall, i. Central to the festivities, a benefit performance in meng concert hall featuring the music schools most famous alum. Throughout the evening she sang songs associated with her favorite singer as. Deborah voigt, despite recovering from a throat infection, thrills oberlin, ohio.
Dich teure halle an aria from the opera tannhauser. Agility and wagnerian power in a belated debut the new. Best sellers help new releases gift ideas gift cards home books sell computers electronics. Expect everything plus kitchen sink during opera week. Christina kushnick performing dich teure halle for the oasis concert series on september 23, 2017 at hollywood lutheran church. Celebrated soprano deborah voigt is on hand for an evening of music by barber, wagner and richard. James levines 25th anniversary metropolitan opera gala was a concert, lasting including. Deborah voight is absolutely ravishing on this recording.
Sep 21, 2011 new york, ny avery fisher hall new york philharmonic openingnight gala wagner. Dich, teure halle from tannhauser by richard wagner. Aug 03, 2015 singing dich teure halle, voigt proved her voice can easily fill a hall without using a microphone. Franco corelli was cavaradossi and peter glossop, in his debut at the metropolitan, sang scarpia. The cd opens with a dich, teure halle that will lift you out of your seat with its shear rapture.
She has lived in both europe and the united states and the nickname queen of happy endings is an apt one for katherine halle. Apr 04, 2015 listen to this performance of voigt singing dich, teure halle from tannhauser with james levine conducting, and tell me why it matters in the least what size she is. Voigt who started her career as a chapman student proved utterly charming singing wagners dich, teure halle from tannhauser, her ode to the dear hall. Deborah voigt is currently positioned as a jugendlich rather than a hochdramatisch soprano. Jessye norman sings dich teure halle from wagners opera. Jessye norman tannhauser dich, teure halle youtube. Deborah voigt, one of the worlds greatest sopranos, is shenandoah conservatorys 201516 american icon. Sep 12, 2011 pbs aired the 170th opening night concert of the new york philharmonic with music director alan gilbert and guest soloist deborah voigt. Deborah voigt, richard wagner, richard strauss, sir richard armstrong.
Deborah voigt, richard wagner, richard strauss, sir. Dich, teure halle from tannhauser and the barber scena called andromaches farewell. The role begins with the aria dich, teure halle, and i was reminded that james levines twentyfifthanniversary gala, back in 1996, began with voigt in this aria after levine had led the orchestra in the rienzi overture. Alan gilbert and the new york philharmonic celebrate the opening night of the 20112012 season. The role begins with the aria dich, teure halle, and i was reminded that james levines twentyfifthanniversary gala, back in 1996, began with voigt in this aria after levine had. Antonia tamer sings dich, teure halle with pianist matthew lobaugh skip navigation. His exciting portrayal was just one highlight on a night that also offered splendid singing from the soprano deborah voigt and the baritone thomas hampson. James levine 25th anniversary metropolitan opera gala by crory. Opening night was a kind of gala, and dich, teure halle, in my observation, is voigts goto gala piece. Alan gilbert brought out all the weirdness and perversity of the salome selections, and the orchestra sounded more involved than ive heard in quite a while. James levine conducts the metropolitan opera orchestra. May 03, 2018 a recent tosca for the company, she stood and delivered, to general appreciation, bars of wagner hojotoho. Sung in french, with dialogue in english, conventionally. Dich, teure halle elisabeths aria from act 2, scene 1, 4.
Deborah voigt, richard wagner, richard strauss, sir richard. Following the usual painfully extended agonizing travail that accompanies the building of a theater in this case, 15 years worth, the vaughncille. San francisco opera association presents a g a l a c o n c e r t in celebration of san francisco operas seventyfifth season and the reopening of the war memorial opera house the soldout event was the subject of a live simulcast to davies symphony hall. Voigt welcomed the audience back with elisabeths joyful dich, teure halle you, dear hall from tannhauser, which she sang with the. James levines 25th anniversary metropolitan opera gala. She likes books, movies, and quirky tv shows such as buffy the vampire slayer.
Deborah voigt s clear and striking dich, teure halle from tannhauser began the singing. Dich teure halle is sung with the bright, happy, pure sound one associates with elisabeth, and if it not a personalized portrayal of the heroine, it certainly is a perfectly sung one. Sep 23, 2011 the soprano deborah voigt was the star soloist, singing works by wagner dich, teure halle from tannhauser, barber the seldomheard andromaches farewell and strauss the. He made his debut with a matinee performance of tosca on 5 june 1971 when grace bumbry sang the title role. James levine 25th anniversary metropolitan opera gala. Jul 24, 2007 deborah voigt sings elisabeths aria dich, teure halle from act 2 of wagners tannhauser.
Credit sara krulwichthe new york times the soprano deborah voigt has withdrawn from the role of isolde in the washington national operas production of tristan and isolde, saying that the unique challenges of the part compelled her to bow out. Dich teure halle from tannhauser by wagner, sung by erin wood, a rising soprano who has not only been compared to deborah voigt, but actually stepped in for voigt. Deborah voigt obsessions wagner and strauss arias and. Dich, teure halle, in which, in ms voigts words, the character enters the hall in which the singing. Deborah voigt relished this, and after her somewhat constricted performance of wagners dich teure halle, it was a relief to hear her soar in the strauss. As is the norm for most of her post2007 work, her voice is unsteady with an uneven vibrato and a squally high b all through dich, teure halle, and it remains unsteady for about eight minutes thereafter.
In the opening pages of the memoir, she reveals that she heard god tell her that she was on the earth to sing. Jessye norman as elizabeth in tannhauser from eno concert. Mar 19, 2017 dich teure halle collection by luisa ates. Singing dich teure halle, voigt proved her voice can easily fill a hall without using a microphone. Having already been completely won over by the five wagner tracks, i had no idea that the best was yet to come with strauss singing. The soubrette voice is further classified as to whether or not she has good coloratura and an extended high register. Dich, teure halle from tannhauser hallenarie browse all available recordings and buy from presto classical for worldwide delivery.
Her sensous and gloriously sung sieglinde rivals, if not surpasses, both regine crespin and leonie rysanek. James levines 25th anniversary metropolitan opera gala 440. Voigt who started her career as a chapman student proved utterly charming singing wagners dich, teure halle. Opera diva deborah voigt comes clean in her new memoir about her weightloss surgery as well as her. Dich teure halle wagner deborah voigt aci, galatea e polifemo. In the opening pages of the memoir, she reveals that she heard. Amours divins offenbach felicity lott orlando finto pazzo. Voigt, deborah, richard wagner, sir richard armstrong. Deborah voigt thrills her oberlin audience despite a throat infection. Throughout the evening she sang songs associated with her favorite singer as a youth.
Deborah voigts two new brunnhilde debuts at the met 921. Sep 09, 20 deborah voigt in tristan and isolde at the metropolitan opera in 2008. Thank god that the cd cover for obsessions isnt any indication of what is on the disc. Chapmans musco center opens with operatic celebration. Singing elisabeth was the elisabeth of our time, deborah voigt. Listen to this performance of voigt singing dich, teure halle from tannhauser with james levine conducting, and tell me why it matters in the least what size she is. Deborah voigt sings dich, teure halle from tannhauser at opening night for the musco center for the arts at chapman. Pbs aired the 170th opening night concert of the new york philharmonic with music director alan gilbert and guest soloist deborah voigt. The young soprano generally falls into three categories. Deborah voigt the metropolitan opera orchestra james levine, cond. Deborah voigt sings opening night of new york philharmonic. Dich teure halle from tannhauser by wagner, sung by erin wood, a rising soprano who has not only been compared to deborah voigt, but actually stepped in for voigt when the diva wasnt up. James levine 25th anniversary metropolitan opera gala by.
Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Saturday 21st october 2006 singers of renown abc radio. Here, she talks with shenandoah conservatory dean michael stepniak, ed. Opening night was a kind of gala, and dich, teure halle, in my observation, is voigt. The youtube clip is a brilliant rendition of dich teure halle. Tannhauser janowski, gerhaher, smith, stemme wagner release date. Taking a second look at american soprano jennifer ann wilson. Fortuitous ripping of the great curtain san francisco. Deborah voigt shines in return to cal state fullerton.
Aug 02, 2015 dich, teure halle richard wagner tannhauser operalia 2015. On the move, she fluttered, bobbed, and weaved like a bird of paradise in search of a mate. This gala of galas was held on 27 april 1996 to celebrate james levines 25 th anniversary with the metropolitan. Including 99 excerpts of operatic favorites none longer than a minute the only opera cd youll ever need is a wideranging introduction to the glories of opera, featuring many of the greatest voices, past and present. Sep, 2011 alan gilbert and the new york philharmonic celebrate the opening night of the 20112012 season.
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