Word: isoldeã
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...sung with appropriate swagger and well-coordinated stage direction that emphasizes the awkwardness of the moment for Albert. Imitation folk songs are sung in a child’s squeal. Mock-Italian quintet singing is delivered with appropriate exuberance. Herring hiccups repeatedly to the “Tristan und Isolde?? chord before he goes out for his night on the town—Britten’s in-joke to regular operagoers, and one entirely appropriate for an opera that depicts desire as transgressive as Wagner’s, but with infinitely more levity...
...members seemed to be more attentive to note quality and phrasing, and, for the first time that afternoon, a rich orchestral sound filled Sanders Theatre. With her long blond hair pulled back into a low bun, Harmer rose as the winds echoed the hushed music of the prelude before Isolde??s song. Her clear voice easily soared over the orchestra’s accompaniment. Rich and full in sound, each individual note seemed to weigh down the phrases, pushing against the natural flow of the musical lines. Despite the soprano’s heavy phrases, Hangen, was able...
...Violin Concerto.”Led by HRO conductor Dr. James Yannatos, Harvard’s orchestra proved a fine match for Jackiw, executing a moving performance of the “Prelude and Liebestod” from Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde?? and of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4” in addition to the Brahms concerto. In many ways, it was the orchestra rather than Jackiw that stole the show, with their tactful, elaborate construction of the three pieces. HRO President Chrix...
...Barenboim caused a flurry of controversy when he led a performance of Wagner’s opera “Tristan und Isolde?? in Israel. Prior to the performance, the country had maintained an informal ban on the music of Wagner, whose compositions are said to have influenced Adolph Hitler...
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