Step forward the next Isolde…
OperaBavarian Radio has released audio of Lise Davidsen singing the second act of Tristan und Isolde for the first time.
Stuart Skelton is Tristan. Simon Rattle conducts.
The sound is phenomenal.
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The stars of the night were Rattle and the orchestra, which played and sounded splendid. That that was the case tells us everything about the current state of operatic singing.
Also, that is not Bavarian Radio’s YouTube channel but, rather, someone’s private YT channel. The individual simply recorded the Bavarian Radio broadcast of the first concert and then uploaded it to his channel.