Nürnbergs teurem Sachs

[sovay]

Well, as far as first experiences of Wagner go, that was pretty awesome. I even got the high-resolution stream to work after the first act. Gerard Finley: why have I not heard of? (Apparently I would have if I'd been able to get tickets to Doctor Atomic at the Met in 2008.) Johannes Martin Kränzle: would watch sing his way out of a paper bag. (Which is pretty much happens to Beckmesser in the third act, Malvolio-funny.) What a much more complicated opera than I was expecting. I may attempt to write it up, but first I have to start making Ethiopian collard greens from a recipe I got off the internet. I wish there would be a professionally available recording, but right now I'll settle for being glad—for once—that even if I was in the wrong country for a production, it didn't matter.

Comments

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

The Met production is not on DVD, sadly, but one of the other productions is. And even more sadly, there is not even a CD out of the opera yet. It's actually pretty frustrating to me, since I loved the opera. You'd think with at least two major opera companies having done it and it being by one of the best known contemporary composers that it wouldn't take more than three years.

[straussmonster.livejournal.com]

It's on Met Player, though, if you're willing to spring for that.