Sir Simon Rattles fulminanter Siegfried mit dem BRSO in München

Sir Simon Rattle

Wagnertuben des BRSO

Simon O'Neill (Siegfried)

Sir Simon Rattle dirigiert das BRSO in Wagners Siegfried

Michael Volle (Der Wanderer)

Franz-Josef Selig (Fafner)

Anja Kampe (Brünnhilde)

By Michael Vieth, 05 February 2023

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“eine echte Sternstunde”

Reviewed at Isarphilharmonie, Munich on 3 February 2023

Wagner, Siegfried (concert performance)

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Anja Kampe, Brünnhilde

Peter Hoare, Mime

Simon O'Neill, Siegfried

Michael Volle, Der Wanderer

Danae Kontora, Waldvogel (the woodbird)

Gerhild Romberger, Erda

Georg Nigl, Alberich

Franz-Josef Selig, Fafner

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Michael Vieth

Michael Vieth ist Physiker und hat viele Jahre in der Zentralen Forschung der Siemens AG in Erlangen und München an magnetischen Speichern und Sensoren gearbeitet. Auch von klassischer Musik magnetisiert, singt er seit seinem Studium in Göttingen in großen Kantoreien und Chorprojekten; eine besondere Vorliebe hat sich zu Motetten der Renaissance und der Moderne entwickelt. Daneben faszinieren ihn Auftritte und Programme kleiner Vokal-Ensembles.

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