Rare Treat For Opera Lovers Tonight !

mikey4444 | 11:43 Sat 10th Jun 2017 | Radio

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08t159w

Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnburg....one of my favourite operas.

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Forgot to add....Bryn Terfel sings the central role of Hans Sachs !

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i love classical music but a five hour opera is an aria too far for me

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Saw a great production of this opera at Covent Garden with John Tomlinson and Thomas Allen. Had never seen it before and didn't really know what to expect, but managed to get a day seat and was very pleasantly surprised, especially with the opening scene which (I think I'm right in saying) is of a beautiful hymn being sung by the villagers. I can remember Thomas Allen's 'fanget an' - a very funny performance.

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Goalie....I saw the same production, in October 1993 !
Yes, very impressive and very funny.

I also saw a production at the Coliseum, in 1989. This was also wonderful, with Gwynne Howell as Sachs.

Equally as good as the Covent Garden show...may be better !

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