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An outstanding Swedish Sieglinde in a strongly cast Walküre in Stockholm

By John Johnston, 26 May 2017
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“the lofty transcendent sadness and rich nuance of her singing was emotionally overwhelming”
Reviewed at Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm on 25 May 2017
Programme
Wagner, Die Walküre
Performers
Royal Swedish Opera
Marko Letonja, Conductor
Staffan Valdemar Holm, Director
Bente Lykke Møller, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Michael Weinius, Siegmund
John Lundgren, Wotan
Lennart Forsén, Hunding
Cornelia Beskow, Sieglinde
Nina Stemme, Brünnhilde
Katarina Dalayman, Fricka
Sara Olsson, Helmwige
Susanna Stern, Gerhilde
Angela Rotondo, Ortlinde
Marie-Louise Granström, Waltraute
Monika Mannerström Skog, Siegrune
Johanna Rudström, Roßweiße
Kristina Martling, Grimgerde
Katarina Leoson, Schwertleite
Royal Swedish Orchestra
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John Johnston
John Johnston

John Johnston was a contributor to Bachtrack 2017-19. John was a true gentleman and lifelong opera "nut" who frequently travelled across Europe to catch performances, making regular pilgrimages to the Bayreuth Festival among others. His supreme knowledge and appreciation of voices meant he took to reviewing like the proverbial duck to water. We enjoyed his style and his insatiable appetite for catching rare operas and new productions wherever he could.