Wenn Der Wind

Brian Mulligan, ein Bariton, sang die Titelrolle in Richard Wagners Oper Der fliegende Holländer (WWV 63) in einer Aufnahme. Die Oper, die auf der Legende des verfluchten Kapitäns basiert, gilt als Wagners Durchbruch zu seinem eigenen musikalischen Stil und ist bis heute ein beliebtes Werk.

The Flying Dutchman was Wagner’s breakthrough opera. Though Wagner still employed independent arias and choruses, his operatic concept transcended earlier works such as Rienzi, which was influenced by French grand opera. The supernatural tale of the Dutchman, condemned to roam the seas unless redeemed by a wife who will be faithful to him unto death, inspired an ambitious work in which Wagner was able to unite his dramatic and musical vision with a powerful combined effect for the first time.

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„Knusper, knusper, knäuschen, wer knuspert an meinem Häuschen?“ – „Der Wind, der Wind, das himmlische Kind.“ Stimmt aber nicht. Denn in diesem Fall kaut Schaf Elvis am Lebkuchenhaus der Knusperhexe. Zusammen mit Hänsel und Gretel schlägt er sich den Bauch voll, ohne zu ahnen, dass alle drei schon längst der bösen Hexe in die Falle gegangen sind. Genau wie im Märchen setzt die böse Knusperhexe in der Oper von Engelbert Humperdinck nämlich alles daran, Kinder zu fangen. Wenn aber das Schaf Elvis mitmischt, kommt alles anders – denn Elvis packt die Dinge auf seine eigene Art an, gerät dabei mit allen in Streit und stolpert hinein in ein großes Abenteuer

Recorded live on SACD in the sumptuous acoustic of Griegha llen in Bergen, this mind-blowing interpretation of Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder involves 350 performers: large choral forces, six exceptional soloists, and the legendary Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra extended for the occasion all conducted by Edward Gardner. Marking the pinnacle of the Orchestra's 250th anniversary celebrations, the same forces offered two evening concerts that met with unanimous acclaim in the press, including a five-star review from The Daily Telegraph praising the 'sweep of Gardner's conducting, by turns luminous and incisive'.

The most exotic actress of the 1930s and '40s, Marlene Dietrich performed her cabaret act around the world and recorded for Decca, Columbia and Capitol in the post-war period, after her film career had slowed. A thick German accent and her odd sung-spoken vocal style proved no barrier to international popular success and adoration. Born near Berlin in 1901, she began studying acting as a teenager, and auditioned with director Max Reinhardt several times before entering his drama school.