Wagner/ Windgassen/ Sawallisch - TannhauserRecorded live at the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, this 1961 3 CD Tannhuser, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch, stars the then 24 year old, African American mezzo soprano Grace Bumbry, then at the start of her 50 year career and just coming off spectacular success in Paris as Amneris in Aida, leading to this engagement. The casting is superb: Griendl, Windgassen, Fischer Dieskau, de los Angeles, Stolze, Crass, Adam. 24 bit re mastered from an excellent

a native of Israel and Cantor at New York's Park Avenue Synagogue

It's enormously positive reception even paved them the way to touring across Europe alongside Brazilian power metallers Armored Dawn in November of the same year

Originally released back in 1997 as an International Fan Club collection

Named by Rolling Stone as 'Songs You Need To Know'

On her return to Belgium

preferred by Donizetti

in a city both desolate and courageous

Peter Stone and Denise MacKay seem naturally attuned to life's impermanence

is rescued

Reinecke pays homage to Schumann's music in particular in the lyrical moments of his Quartet No

Initially the gang is after jewels and cash

" which is included here as a bonus track