Richard Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer is given an authentic German treatment by the Staatskapelle Berlin, the chorus of the Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, and a roster of all-star opera singers. This album features highlights from the more lengthy work and contains choruses, arias, and a majestic overture. There is a good deal to praise on this album. Fritz Wunderlich's crisp, expressive tenor comes across on "Mit Gewitter und Sturm," and one could only wish there was more of him on the album. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ...
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Richard Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer is given an authentic German treatment by the Staatskapelle Berlin, the chorus of the Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, and a roster of all-star opera singers. This album features highlights from the more lengthy work and contains choruses, arias, and a majestic overture. There is a good deal to praise on this album. Fritz Wunderlich's crisp, expressive tenor comes across on "Mit Gewitter und Sturm," and one could only wish there was more of him on the album. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings his aria "Die Frist ist um" with fabulous diction: every R is rolled where it should be rolled, every word is absolutely clear. There is a sense of his deathly despair through his careful attention to the text. Perhaps the highlight among the male leads is Rudolph Schock as Erik. He has the most urgency and emotion of anyone in the cast; the listener truly believes him, for his sentiments are straight from the heart. One understands that he wants Senta to stay in "Bleib', Senta"...
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