The Wagner Interviews: Stuart Skelton

Is Richard Wagner a genius or a monster? Is his music a remedy or a poison? As the opera world celebrates his 200th birthday, Wagner's legacy remains the source of fiery debate. To mark his bicentenary, the KT Wong Foundation takes you to an exciting tour of the man and his music, in the company of those who know Wagner best: singers, conductors, directors, composers. In this episode we speak with Stuart Skelton, one of the finest heldentenors of his generation.
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[@wotan10950]

Mr Skelton has some very interesting things to say. That is, until he suddenly transforms into Johann Botha!

[@keyar87]

Having the ability to suddenly change into someone else is also somewhat extraordinary

[@bumpasaurusrex]

I was heading to the comment section to make a similar post! What a mess!!

[@bronxbearbud272]

After concocting a largely unsupported and easily dismissed notion of physicality dictating musical capability, here via a comparison to various and particular track and field activities, the video swiftly shifts to Bothal, who would not be capable of participating in any of those activities, nevertheless being more than equipped to perform Parsifal.
At first I actually thought this was the carpool karaoke late night television host, but even he would have given a better analysis with Adele singing along as Kundry in the front passenger seat.

[@hja1891]

State your ,,,Its possible to separate the Ideologie and so on... state end ...envy and slander ideas as usual..
Its not Wagners fault when the nazis misused his wonderful music. Wagner worked close with Jews,you know that exactly.
His antisemitism Was more or less usual this time. Look how Theordor Herzl described his own people in a letter to Baron de Hirsch...1905 about 100.000 jewish refugees from Russia lived in London..Chaim Weizmann one founder of the Balfour declaration, ( output Versailles )coming from Russia ,studied in the antisemetic ? Germany than growing to a british Minister and later as a brit prime of Israel...look to the music and consider Händel not Handel was a german too. When Schiller and Beethoven wrote and composed the 9th ( ode )you sang and sing today...Britannia rule the waves.
Think about and stop slander. ( forgotten Holocaust in India and and many more in your own history,
Operation Unthinkable from Churchill )