Beethoven, Menotti, Weber, Wagner, Verdi etc

A fine 85th birthday tribute to an intensely dramatic singing actress, from her operetta through to her greatest roles, in Beethoven, Weber, and Verdi. She is never less than wholly committed. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:03 pm

COMPOSERS: Beethoven,Menotti,Verdi etc,Wagner,Weber
LABELS: Orfeo
ALBUM TITLE: Inge Borkh
WORKS: Arias by Beethoven, Menotti,Weber, Wagner, Verdi etc
PERFORMER: Inge Borkh (soprano); various musicians (1936-2006)
CATALOGUE NO: C 714 061 B

A fine 85th birthday tribute to an intensely dramatic singing actress, from her operetta through to her greatest roles, in Beethoven, Weber, and Verdi. She is never less than wholly committed. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.
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