Cheryl Strauss Einchon

Recorded at the Vienna State Opera house in 1989, this staging of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Elektra is one of the glories of live opera on film, deserving of eternal availability. The DVD picture has great clarity, despite the darkness of Hans Schavernoch’s set design. Other than the cliché of a huge statue head, toppled on its side, the set manages to be suitably representative of a decaying palace as well as an imposing, theatrical space, dominated by the mammoth body of the statue from which the head apparently dropped, draped with the ropes that seem to have enabled the decapitation. Sooner or later most of the characters cling to and twist around those ropes, an apt stage metaphor for the remorseless repercussions from the murder of Agammenon by his unfaithful wife Klytämnestra and her paramour, Aegisthus. Reinhard Heinrich’s costumes capture a distant era while sustaining a creepily modern look — part Goth, part homeless, part Spa-wear.

There are only two complete Die Frau ohne Schatten on the market. The Solti and the Sawallisch. It is fashionable to say that the Solti is the best. No, that is not true. Pascalnewman, a costumer from Amazon.com.

Cheryl Porter - Live (2002)
Blues Jazz | EAC rip | Flac, Log, Cue | Covers 600 dpi | 430 Mb

Powerful, moving, inspired and elegant are only some of the words commonly used to describe international recording and vocal artist, Cheryl Porter. A polished performer who has graced the stage in over 15 countries and has 14 albums to her credit, this versatile artist has distinguished herself by making every musical style her own.
With a rich and powerful voice deeply rooted in the "Spirituals" tradition, her albums range from Gospel, Jazz, Folk, Inspirational and classical. With expressive and heartfelt interpretations, her captivating voice reaches into the soul of every listener….