Wagner - Rienzi / Kollo · Studer · Rootering · Bayerische Staatsoper · Sawallisch [Box set]

Richard Wagner (Artist), Wolfgang Sawallisch (Artist), René Kollo (Artist), Cheryl Studer (Artist), Bayerische Staatsoper (Artist), John Janssen (Artist), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Artist), Bodo Brinkmann (Artist), Karl Helm (Artist), Norbert Orth (Artist), Kieth Engen (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Orfeo D'or
• ASIN: B0000044W7
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,652 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Ouvertüre - Bayerischen Staatsoper/Wolfgang Sawallisch

2. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 1. No. 1.: 'Hier ist's, hier ist's! Frisch auf, ihr Freunde' - Bodo Brinkmann/Cheryl Studer/John Janssen/Karl Helm/Rene Kollo/Norbert Orth/Keith Engen/Chor Der...

3. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 1. No. 2 & 3.: 'O Schwester, sprich, was dir geschah' - Rene Kollo/Cheryl Studer/John Janssen

4. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 1. No. 4.: 'Gegrüßt, gegrüßt sei, hoher Tag!' - Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper/Gunther Schmidt-Bohlander

5. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 1. No. 4.: 'Rienzi! Ha, Rienzi, hoch!' - Rene Kollo/Cheryl Studer/John Janssen/Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper/Gunther Schmidt-Bohlander

Disc: 2

1. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 2. No. 5.: Ouvertüre - Bayerischen Staatsoper/Wolfgang Sawallisch

2. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 2. No. 5.: 'Ihr Römer, hört die Kunde des holden Friedens an' - Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper/Gunther Schmidt-Bohlander

3. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 2. No. 5.: 'Du Friedensbote, sage an, hast deine Sendung du vollbracht' - Rene Kollo/Carmen Anhorn/Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper/Gunther Schmidt-Bohlander/Norbert Orth...

4. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 2. No. 5.: 'Rienzi, nimm des Friedens Gruß!' - Jan-Hendik Rootering/Rene Kollo

5. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 2. No. 6.: 'Colanna, hörtest du das freche Wort' - John Janssen/Cheryl Studer/Rene Kollo/Norbert Orth/Jan-Hendik Rootering/Keith Engen/Chor Der...

6. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 2. No. 7.: 'Erschallet, Feierkläange! Stimmt Jubellieder an !' - Norbert Orth/Keith Engen/Rene Kollo/Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper/Gunther Schmidt-Bohlander

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Disc: 3

1. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 3. No. 10.: Marsch - Bayerischen Staatsoper/Wolfgang Sawallisch

2. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 3. No. 10.: 'Der Tag ist da, die Stunde naht' - Norbert Orth/John Janssen/Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper/Gunther Schmidt-Bohlander

3. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 3. No. 10.: 'Auf Römer, auf! Für Freiheit und Gesetze'

4. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 3. No. 10.: 'Heil, Roma, dir! Du hast gesiegt'

5. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 4. No. 11.: 'Wer war's, der euch hier her beschied'

6. Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49: Act 4. No. 12.: 'Ihr nicht beim Feste?'

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This live recording of Wagner's early opera Rienzi is the epitome of what early grand Wagner opera should sound like. The superb heldentenor Rene Kollo heads up the cast in a stunning performance. Critics were never too fond of his voice, since he was a lesser star next to the big Wagnerian tenors like James King, Jon Vickers and Wolfgang Windgassen, but Kollo had a very flexible voice, one with brilliant lyricism and terrific lung power. His role in Rienzi must be by far his best work, and certainly one that was ver demanding vocally. It's a long opera with a convulated plot, and is an example of Wagner's first maturity as a composer of Romantic opera. This represents a style of opera that is neither Flying Dutchman nor Der Freischutz. It is a Germanic form of Meyerbeer, a composer whom Wagner was openly critical of but who had to secretly admit was a great influence. Soprano Cheryl Studer sings with passion, lyrical strength and virtuosic musicality. Her golden voice was capable of singing Wagner (she sang Elisabeth in Tannhauser) and bel canto (she has sung Lucia and Verdi's Traviata). So in Kollo and Studer you get great versatile voices singing in a thrilling manner. All fans of these artists and of Wagner will want to buy this recording. There is another Rienzi with Kollo on a studio recording but this one is by far the better set. The live experience makes it more powerful.