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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: brendangcarroll on Tuesday 18 May 2021, 07:31

Title: Walter Braunfels "Die Vögel" - new production 2022
Post by: brendangcarroll on Tuesday 18 May 2021, 07:31
https://www.operanationaldurhin.eu/fr/spectacles/saison-2021-2022/opera/the-birds


For admirers of this beautiful work, some welcome news.

Title: Re: Walter Braunfels "Die Vögel" - new production 2022
Post by: Alan Howe on Tuesday 18 May 2021, 09:52
Very welcome news!

Christoph Pohl is a very fine baritone, Marie-Eve Munger an up-and-coming coloratura soprano, Cody Quattlebaum a sonorous bass-baritone - and Tuomas Katajala a superb tenor with a quite brilliant top register, almost Björling-like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEpVF3lKpQE    (Wow!)

In short, a wonderful cast which ought to be recorded!