Nick Reveles provides background to Wagner's timeless tale of a relentless curse, valiant heroism and redemption through selfless love, all expressed through soaring melodies...
From a PBS Great Performances broadcast in 1995. This has a simple explanation of Wagnerian leitmotifs, specifically in Siegfried's Funeral March and Brunnhilde's Immolation,...
Retired Wagnerian contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink sings Thurlow Weed Lieurance's "By the Waters of the Minnetonka," as heard on a Gerber's Baby Food radio broadcast of...
Ferdinand Frantz (1906-1959)Ferdinand Frantz was among the extraordinary Wagnerian bass-baritones of the post-war years. He had the right vocal authority for the heroic role of...
Ferdinand Frantz (1906-1959)Ferdinand Frantz was among the extraordinary Wagnerian bass-baritones of the post-war years. He had the right vocal authority for the heroic role of...