An incomparable intensity. You can tell that Varnay was not only an excellent singer, but also an actress. She understands what she sings and she knows how to put it into sound. That's as good as it gets.
Thank you for this! You can never have too many performances of Varnay as Elektra. Reiner seems to take the score slower than most, so it's an added bonus to hear this opera in a different way.
Thank you for posting this classic performance! Scene 1: 0:00 Scene 2: 5:50 Scene 3: 15:17 Scene 4: 25:28 (Klytemnestra/Elektra) Scene 5: 50:33 Scene 6: 1:02:10 Scene 7: 1:24:20 (Murder of Klytemnestra) Scene 8: 1:26:42 Scene 9: 1:31:58 Scene 10: 1:37:16
An incomparable intensity. You can tell that Varnay was not only an excellent singer, but also an actress. She understands what she sings and she knows how to put it into sound. That's as good as it gets.
Thank you for this! You can never have too many performances of Varnay as Elektra. Reiner seems to take the score slower than most, so it's an added bonus to hear this opera in a different way.
That's right!
Thank you for posting this classic performance!
Scene 1: 0:00
Scene 2: 5:50
Scene 3: 15:17
Scene 4: 25:28 (Klytemnestra/Elektra)
Scene 5: 50:33
Scene 6: 1:02:10
Scene 7: 1:24:20 (Murder of Klytemnestra)
Scene 8: 1:26:42
Scene 9: 1:31:58
Scene 10: 1:37:16
the NYC habit of applauding before the last note