Wagner - Opera Arias
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Label: Newton Classics
Cat No: 8802071
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 31st May 2011
Contents
Works
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)Artists
Simon Estes (bass)Eva-Maria Bundschuh (soprano)
Heinz Reeh (bass)
Staatskapelle Berlin
Conductor
Heinz FrickeWorks
Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)Artists
Simon Estes (bass)Eva-Maria Bundschuh (soprano)
Heinz Reeh (bass)
Staatskapelle Berlin
Conductor
Heinz FrickeAbout
This was the turning point. He auditioned and won a full scholarship to the Juilliard School in New York in 1963 and, two years later, he began his operatic career singing Ramfis in Aida at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin. Many other major roles followed, including Philip II (Don Carlos), Boris (Boris Godunov), John the Baptist (Salome) Gounod’s Méphistophélès (Faust) and Porgy (Porgy and Bess).
He also became renowned for his striking performances in Wagner’s operas. He became the first black male artist to take a major role at Bayreuth when he sang the title in role in Der fliegende Holländer, giving an astonishing performance, and he continued in the role for several seasons. He was also praised for his intelligent, articulate interpretation of Wotan.
This CD includes a selection of extended extracts from Der fliegende Holländer (Dutchman), Die Walküre (Wotan) and Parsifal (Amfortas), where Estes is joined by soprano Eva-Maria Bundschuh (Brünnhilde), and bass Heinz Reeh (Titurel).
‘Simon Estes has been a magnificent Dutchman…, conveying the frustrations and torture of the character through both his personal magnetism and his concentrated tones. Much of that is conveyed here in the First Act monologue, an interpretation to match some of the most telling of the past.’ - Gramophone
‘As Amfortas Estes is once again at his very best, bringing out the anguish and pity in the music, both in his rich, intense tone and his well-considered diction – the cries of “Erbarmen” truly searing; again, this must rank with the best interpreters of the past. The recording tends to favour the singer, who – make no mistake – is that rarity today, a really heroic bass-baritone.’ - Gramophone
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