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{{*mp}}... that ''']''', born 2 November 1944, staged the 1976 centenary production of '']'' ''(pictured)'', conducted by ]? (DYK Opera 2 November 2012) | |||
{{*mp}}... that the Austrian tenor ''']''' became a master baker after his singing career, which included creating the title role in ]'s opera '']'', was cut short by a deterioration in his voice? (DYK 22 January 2013) | |||
{{*mp}}... that ] ''']''', a performer of ]'s ], sang in Bach's ] '']'' (Dearest Jesus, my desire) "a clear Lutheran analogy to a love duet"? (DYK 13 January 2013) | |||
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', a celebrated ] soprano at the ] and ], began her career in 1907 as a ] at the ]? (DYK 2 August 2012) | |||
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', named "Conductor of the Year" by '']'' three times between 2003 and 2006, performed Wagner's ] at the ]? (DYK 23 March 2012) | |||
{{*mp}}... that ''']''', director of the ], conducted ]'s early opera '']'' as part of the ''Wagner Year 2013'', to be performed in concert at the ]? (DYK 21 February 2012) | |||
{{*mp}}... that soprano ''']''' appeared at the ] as Isolde in ]'s '']''? (DYK 6 November 2010) | |||
{{*mp}}... that soprano ''']''', a singer of ]'s ] and ], appeared as ] in the Italian premiere of ]'s '']'' at ] in 1893? (DYK 12 September 2010) | |||
{{*mp}}... that soprano ''']''' appeared as Freia and Gutrune in ]'s '']'', conducted by ] and staged by ] at the ]? (DYK 27 August 2010) | |||
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' created two roles in ]'s '']'' opera cycle? (DYK 10 October 2009) | |||
{{*mp}}... that ] ] singer ''']''' portrayed more ] heroines on stage at the ] than anyone else in the opera's history? (DYK 2 October 2009) | |||
{{*mp}}...that in ] ] ''']''' organized the first performance ever in the ] of ]'s epic ]tic '']''? (DYK 12 November 2007) | |||
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Did you know ... related to Wagner today ...
- ... that the foundation stone of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus was laid on 22 May 1872, Richard Wagner's 59th birthday?
- ... that Patrice Chéreau, born 2 November 1944, staged the 1976 centenary production of Der Ring des Nibelungen (pictured), conducted by Pierre Boulez? (DYK Opera 2 November 2012)
- ... that the Austrian tenor Karl Beck became a master baker after his singing career, which included creating the title role in Wagner's opera Lohengrin, was cut short by a deterioration in his voice? (DYK 22 January 2013)
- ... that soprano Rachel Nicholls, a performer of Wagner's Brünnhilde, sang in Bach's dialogue cantata Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen (Dearest Jesus, my desire) "a clear Lutheran analogy to a love duet"? (DYK 13 January 2013)
- ... that Helene Wildbrunn, a celebrated Wagnerian soprano at the Vienna State Opera and La Scala, began her career in 1907 as a contralto at the Stadttheater Dortmund? (DYK 2 August 2012)
- ... that Sebastian Weigle, named "Conductor of the Year" by Opernwelt three times between 2003 and 2006, performed Wagner's Ring Cycle at the Frankfurt Opera? (DYK 23 March 2012)
- ... that Ulf Schirmer, director of the Oper Leipzig, conducted Richard Wagner's early opera Die Feen as part of the Wagner Year 2013, to be performed in concert at the Bayreuth Festival? (DYK 21 February 2012)
- ... that soprano Janis Martin appeared at the Zurich Opera as Isolde in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde? (DYK 6 November 2010)
- ... that soprano Ada Adini, a singer of Verdi's Gilda and Leonora, appeared as Brünnhilde in the Italian premiere of Wagner's Die Walküre at La Scala in 1893? (DYK 12 September 2010)
- ... that soprano June Card appeared as Freia and Gutrune in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, conducted by Michael Gielen and staged by Ruth Berghaus at the Frankfurt Opera? (DYK 27 August 2010)
- ... that Luise Jaide created two roles in Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen opera cycle? (DYK 10 October 2009)
- ... that American opera singer Margaret Harshaw portrayed more Wagnerian heroines on stage at the Metropolitan Opera than anyone else in the opera's history? (DYK 2 October 2009)
- ...that in 1882 impresario Alfred Schulz-Curtius organized the first performance ever in the UK of Wagner's's epic operatic Ring Cycle? (DYK 12 November 2007)
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