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'''Salome''' (1971) is a sound recording of [[Salome (1905 Strauss / Lachmann), opera]], conducted by [[Ferdinand Leitner]].
'''Salome''' (1971) is a Munich production and sound recording of [[Salome (1905 Strauss / Lachmann), opera]], conducted by [[Ferdinand Leitner]].
    
    
==Abstract==
==Abstract==


Recording of a performance in the National Theater, Munich (26 July 1971).
Recording of a performance in Munich, Germany: Festspiele, National Theater, 26 July 1971.
 
"Leonie Rysanek stated in an article early on in her career that she would avoid the role of Salome.  Thank god that she changed her mind as it is almost impossible to imagine a more ideal proponent of this notoriously difficult part.  It is true that by the seventies her voice may have lacked the innocence of a teenager, but she makes up for it in pure sensuality of tone.  The final scene is like an erotic catharsis for her.  And her top is simply gleaming.  She has some great support from the other members of the cast.  Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's may not make the same kind of vocal impact as some of his colleagues, but he brings across the fanatical single-minded mystery of the character and his curse of Salome is bone-chilling.  I have no problem holding up Gerhard Stolze as one of the greatest singing actors of his generation.  The voice was not pretty but he never makes any apologies for that and uses his tone to great effect without being a caricature.  Astrid Varnay is a very campy Herodias.  The sound is very good."--[https://operadepot.com/products/strauss-salome-rysanek-stolze-fischer-dieskau-varnay-leitner Opera Depot].


==Cast==
==Cast==


* [[Leonie Rysanek]] as [[Salome]]
* [[Leonie Rysanek]] = [[Salome]]
* [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau]] as [[John the Baptist]]
* [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau]] = [[John the Baptist]]
* [[Gerhard Stolze]] as [[Herod Antipas]]
* [[Gerhard Stolze]] = [[Herod Antipas]]
* [[Astrid Varnay]] as [[Herodias]]
* [[Astrid Varnay]] = [[Herodias]]


* ''Bayerische Staatsoper''
* ''Bayerische Staatsoper''
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Latest revision as of 06:56, 19 April 2017

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Salome (1971) is a Munich production and sound recording of Salome (1905 Strauss / Lachmann), opera, conducted by Ferdinand Leitner.

Abstract

Recording of a performance in Munich, Germany: Festspiele, National Theater, 26 July 1971.

"Leonie Rysanek stated in an article early on in her career that she would avoid the role of Salome. Thank god that she changed her mind as it is almost impossible to imagine a more ideal proponent of this notoriously difficult part. It is true that by the seventies her voice may have lacked the innocence of a teenager, but she makes up for it in pure sensuality of tone. The final scene is like an erotic catharsis for her. And her top is simply gleaming. She has some great support from the other members of the cast. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's may not make the same kind of vocal impact as some of his colleagues, but he brings across the fanatical single-minded mystery of the character and his curse of Salome is bone-chilling. I have no problem holding up Gerhard Stolze as one of the greatest singing actors of his generation. The voice was not pretty but he never makes any apologies for that and uses his tone to great effect without being a caricature. Astrid Varnay is a very campy Herodias. The sound is very good."--Opera Depot.

Cast

  • Bayerische Staatsoper

Editions

Released on Vinyl and CD.

External links