Difference between revisions of "Salome (1949 Reiner, Welitsch / @1905 Strauss), New York (Met) production, sound recording (opera)"
| (5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Sound 1949 Reiner.jpg|thumb|250px]] | [[File:Sound 1949 Reiner.jpg|thumb|250px]] | ||
'''Salome''' (1949) is a sound recording of [[Salome (1905 Strauss / Lachmann), opera]], conducted by [[Fritz Reiner]]. | '''Salome''' (1949) is a New York (Met) production and sound recording of [[Salome (1905 Strauss / Lachmann), opera]], conducted by [[Fritz Reiner]]. | ||
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
Live recording from the Metropolitan Opera House, 12 March 1949. | Live recording from the Metropolitan Opera House, 12 March 1949. | ||
"The leading [[Salome]] of the early post-war years was [[Ljuba Welitsch]]. A 1949 Metropolitan Opera broadcast with [[Fritz Reiner]] conducting shows the Bulgarian powerhouse at her short-lived peak – at once piercing and sensuous, able to tum on a dime from seductive lyricism to raw terror. Observe how she breaks down in sobs when [[John the Baptist|Jochanaan]] refuses and curses her; one realises that adolescent hurt propels Salome's horrific deed. Reiner's orchestra plays with fire and finesse. You can hear the complete broadcast on a Guild issue, with a vibrant Gianni Schicchi to start: the Met devised odd bedfellows for Salome in this period, Pergolesi's La serva padrona being the oddest."--[https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/focus/richard-strausss-salome-which-recording-is-best Gramophone]. | "The leading [[Salome]] of the early post-war years was [[Ljuba Welitsch]]. A 1949 Metropolitan Opera broadcast with [[Fritz Reiner]] conducting shows the Bulgarian powerhouse at her short-lived peak – at once piercing and sensuous, able to tum on a dime from seductive lyricism to raw terror. Observe how she breaks down in sobs when [[John the Baptist|Jochanaan]] refuses and curses her; one realises that adolescent hurt propels Salome's horrific deed. Reiner's orchestra plays with fire and finesse. You can hear the complete broadcast on a Guild issue, with a vibrant Gianni Schicchi to start: the Met devised odd bedfellows for Salome in this period, Pergolesi's La serva padrona being the oddest ... Geraldine Farrar said of this 1949 performance: 'It is many moons since any of us have thrilled to such a masterful combination of singing and acting.'"--[https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/focus/richard-strausss-salome-which-recording-is-best Gramophone]. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Ljuba Welitsch]] | * [[Ljuba Welitsch]] = [[Salome]] | ||
* [[Herbert Janssen]] | * [[Herbert Janssen]] = [[John the Baptist]] | ||
* [[Frederick Jagel]] | * [[Frederick Jagel]] = [[Herod Antipas]] | ||
* [[Kirsten Thorborg]] | * [[Kirsten Thorborg]] = [[Herodias]] | ||
* ''Metropoltan Opera Orchestra'' | * ''Metropoltan Opera Orchestra'' ([[Fritz Reiner]], conductor) | ||
==Editions == | ==Editions == | ||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
[[Category:Music--1940s|1949 Reiner]] | [[Category:Music--1940s|1949 Reiner]] | ||
[[Category:Dance--1940s|1949 Reiner]] | |||
[[Category:Stage Productions|1949 Reiner]] | |||
[[Category:Sound Recordings|1949 Reiner]] | [[Category:Sound Recordings|1949 Reiner]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:28, 10 November 2019
Salome (1949) is a New York (Met) production and sound recording of Salome (1905 Strauss / Lachmann), opera, conducted by Fritz Reiner.
Abstract
Live recording from the Metropolitan Opera House, 12 March 1949.
"The leading Salome of the early post-war years was Ljuba Welitsch. A 1949 Metropolitan Opera broadcast with Fritz Reiner conducting shows the Bulgarian powerhouse at her short-lived peak – at once piercing and sensuous, able to tum on a dime from seductive lyricism to raw terror. Observe how she breaks down in sobs when Jochanaan refuses and curses her; one realises that adolescent hurt propels Salome's horrific deed. Reiner's orchestra plays with fire and finesse. You can hear the complete broadcast on a Guild issue, with a vibrant Gianni Schicchi to start: the Met devised odd bedfellows for Salome in this period, Pergolesi's La serva padrona being the oddest ... Geraldine Farrar said of this 1949 performance: 'It is many moons since any of us have thrilled to such a masterful combination of singing and acting.'"--Gramophone.
Cast
- Ljuba Welitsch = Salome
- Herbert Janssen = John the Baptist
- Frederick Jagel = Herod Antipas
- Kirsten Thorborg = Herodias
- Metropoltan Opera Orchestra (Fritz Reiner, conductor)
Editions
External links
- 1949
- Fiction--1940s
- Fiction--German
- Music--1940s
- Dance--1940s
- Stage Productions
- Sound Recordings
- German language--1940s
- Second Temple Studies--1940s
- Second Temple Studies--German
- Second Temple Studies--Fiction
- Death of John the Baptist (subject)
- Salome--music (subject)
- John the Baptist--music (subject)
- Herodias--music (subject)
- Herod Antipas--music (subject)