Le 7 décembre 1962, il y a 55 ans
aujourd’hui, décédait à Oslo la soprano norvégienne Kirsten Flagstad. Elle était âgée de 67 ans. Elle est considérée
comme la plus grande soprano wagnérienne
et l'une des plus grandes chanteuses de son temps…
This scene is extracted from "The
Big Broadcast of 1938" which is a Paramount film featuring W.C. Fields and
Bob Hope. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of Big
Broadcast movies that were variety show anthologies.
The orchestra is conducted by Wilfrid Pelletier (information from Wikipedia).
In the opera, this scene takes place at the beginning of act 2
In the opera, this scene takes place at the beginning of act 2
Liebestod from "Tristan and
Isolde" by Richard Wagner
Kirsten Flagstad, Isolde
This is her debut performance at Covent Garden in 1936. Fritz Reiner leads the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
This is her debut performance at Covent Garden in 1936. Fritz Reiner leads the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
WAGNER - Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod
(Furtwängler/Flagstad)
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