Features

Alberich, by Andrew Shore

Getting under Alberich's skin is a joy, says Andrew Shore, who has performed the role in both English and German

Brünnhilde, by Deborah Voigt

Deborah Voigt gives an insight into the extraordinary demands that are placed on her shoulders when she assumes the role of Brünnhilde

Wagner's greatest roles

How does it feel to encounter, at first hand, the Herculean demands made by Wagner’s most iconic roles? By Arnold Whittall

Reputations: Régine Crespin

Despite the 'unearthly, silvery beauty' of her voice, the unforgiveable reality of Régine Crespin's career, says Patrick O'Connor, is that no record company offered her a complete opera in French when she was at the height of her powers

The stars of the Karajan Ring

Desmond Shawe-Taylor reflects on Karajan's choice of singers for his recorded Ring cycle (from April 1971)

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