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Austrian operatic soprano (1844-1918)
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Review: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Part I
[…] terms of the stage directions and acting, it could prove a distraction. It was frequently disconcerting to read that the actors on the stage were supposed to be performing one action, whilst watching them perform quite another or (as was predominantly the case) not do anything at all. It lead one to feel that two operas were occurring simultaneously: the one encapsulated in the libretto, and the one being performed upon the stage. Amalia Materna, the first Bayreuth Brünnhilde with Cocotte, the first Bayreuth Grane ⓒ Joseph Albert Other aspects of the semi-staged nature of this production also generated uncertainty as to exactly what was taking place. The singers not being in costume led more to a sense of a concert performance, and the total lack of props was perhaps a misjudgement when Wotan’s staff and the sword ‘Nothung’ are such vital parts of the plot and action. […]
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