Reply With QuoteHow did you know?????Originally Posted by Aramis
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How did you know?????
Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld was the creator of the role of Tristan. He was selected by Wagner himself, that was pleased with some the tenor's singing several scenes in private rehearsals. Also the fact that he was a Munich native helped to further his case. However, after just four performances, the young von Carolsfeld (he was only 29 years old), died from a stroke.
His Isolde was also her wife, the Danish soprano (of mixed Brazilian-French origin) Malvina Garrigues. She was devastated at the loss of his husband, that was her junior by ten years, and never sang professionally again.
Last edited by Schigolch; June 17th, 2012 at 03:07 PM.
For this, perhaps my most beloved opera, I will choose:
Norma - Maria Callas
Pollione - Carlo Bergonzi
Adalgisa - Montserrat Caballe
Oroveso - Tancredi Pasero
and for a performance in 2012:
Norma - Dimitra Theodossiou
Pollione - Gregory Kunde
Adalgisa - Carmela Remigio
Oroveso - Ildar Adbrazakov
Norma - Callas (absolutely)
Pollione - Corelli (or Del Monaco, heroic Italian)
Adalgisa - Anna Moffo
Oroveso - Tito Gobbi
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Current Norma cast:
Norma - Netrebko (a stretch but she did well with Anna Bolena, Puritani)
Pollione - JDF
Adalgisa - Garanca (or AC Antonacci)
Oroveso - Rugero Raimondi
2012 Cast
Norma: Anja Harteros
Pollione: Jonas Kaufmann (I know; what else is new)
Adalgisa: Patrizia Ciofi
Oroveso: Bryn Terfel
An extraordinary case, for sure. A singer who married her own creation of stage character of same sex. And all of this in XIXth century.
English is difficult. Some people struggle with pronouns. Some people struggle with articles.
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