Siv Wennberg - A Great Primadonna Vol.4
Composer: Richard Wagner Richard Strauss Giuseppe Verdi Giacomo Puccini ![]() |
![]() | Performer: Siv Wennberg Matti Kastu Helge Brilioth Jerker Arvidson James King Björn Asker Barbro Ericson Rolf Björling Sven-Olof Eliasson Back cover |
CDA 1800/01-2 Siv Wennberg - A Great Primadonna Vol.4
Mrs Wennberg became one of Sweden´s most renowned opera singers during her time. She possessed
a remarkable voice, strong, intensive and compelling, both in opera and in smaller format. What
makes her so unique is the total engagement, regardless of repertoire, whether it is great opera
as in Tannhäuser or more intimate pieces. Again very few singers in the world could match her Salome.
The Siegfried except is nearly unbelievable in its intensity. No wonder the audience got mad
after that performance!
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Tannhäuser - Dich teure Halle (Estonian Symphony Orchestra - Peeter Lilje) Siegfried - Ewig war ich (Matti Kastu - Kungliga Hovkapellet - Siegfried Köhler) Die Walkürie - Hinweg, hinweg (Helge Brilioth - Kungliga Hovkapellet - Silvio Varviso)
Der Fliegende Holländer - Senta's ballad (Estonian Symphony Orchestra - Peeter Lilje)
Der Fliegende Holländer - Wohl kenn ich dich (Jerker Arvidson - Matti Kastu - Kungliga Hovkapellet - Eri Klas) Die Walkürie - Schläfst du Gast? (James King - Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Sixten Ehrling)
Die Walkürie - Soll fesselnden schlaf fest mich binden (Björn Asker - Kungliga Hovkapellet - Siegfried Köhler)
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Electra - Allein, ganz allein (Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Klaus Weise)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Aida - Aria (Vänd hem med segerkrans) (Kungliga Hovkapellet - Elyakum Schapirra) Aida - Duetta (Hör upp, jag hör Aida komma) (Barbro Ericson - Kungliga Hovkapellet - Elyakum Schapirra)
Aida - Radames kommer hit (Nile aria) (Kungliga Hovkapellet - Elyakum Schapirra) Otello - Aria Canzone del Salice and Ave Maria (Sveriges Radio Symfoniorkester - Stig Westerberg) Nabucco - Aria Ben io t'invenni (Sveriges Radio Symfoniorkester - Stig Westerberg)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Tosca - Duetta A quegli Occhi (Rolf Björling - Kungliga Hovkapellet - Sixten Ehrling)
Tosca - Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore (Kungliga Hovkapellet - Sixten Ehrling)
Richard Strauss
Salome - A, du wolltest mich... (Sven-Olof Eliasson - Kungliga Hovkapellet - Heinz Fricke)
