Flying Dutchman Oct 27th

[DracoM]

Band in fine form, good pacing.
But the Senta.......Phew!.....I do hope it was just the engineering made it seem she was trampling on everyone round her. Loud and inexpressive and dominant to my ears, because if it had sounded like that in the opera house as well.............!!!

[Nick Armstrong]

Band in fine form, good pacing.
But the Senta.......Phew!.....I do hope it was just the engineering made it seem she was trampling on everyone round her. Loud and inexpressive and dominant to my ears, because if it had sounded like that in the opera house as well.............!!!

Exactly my view - I lasted about 10 minutes, most of it spent wondering what notes she was actually trying for among the range offered by her vibrato.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Exactly my view - I lasted about 10 minutes, most of it spent wondering what notes she was actually trying for among the range offered by her vibrato.

My view too. Some good atmosphere elsewhere though, though I did last much longer than 10 minutes. These strident-sounding singers often come across better in the opera house, without the microphone rammed down their throats.

[DracoM]

Parsifal next - so we shall see.