Is this the great American Ring? It may be: with the Met's maestro James Levine on the podium, the alert and opulent Met Orchestra in the pit, James Morris as a commanding Wotan, Gary Lakes as a virile yet vulnerable Siegmund, Jessye Norman as a strong yet sensual Sieglinde, and Kathleen Battle as a delightful Forest Bird, this certainly is the great American Ring. But is it simply a great Ring? Not quite. Reiner Goldberg has the fresh voice of a Siegfried, but neither the depth nor the power of a great Siegfried. Hildegard ...
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Is this the great American Ring? It may be: with the Met's maestro James Levine on the podium, the alert and opulent Met Orchestra in the pit, James Morris as a commanding Wotan, Gary Lakes as a virile yet vulnerable Siegmund, Jessye Norman as a strong yet sensual Sieglinde, and Kathleen Battle as a delightful Forest Bird, this certainly is the great American Ring. But is it simply a great Ring? Not quite. Reiner Goldberg has the fresh voice of a Siegfried, but neither the depth nor the power of a great Siegfried. Hildegard Behrens has the depth and power of a Brünnhilde, but neither the sensuality nor the sublimity of a great Brünnhilde. And while most of the secondary roles are well served -- Matti Salminen is a virile and vile Hagen, Heinz Zednik is a slimy yet sympathetic Mime, and Siegfried Jerusalem is a wonderfully fiery Loge -- Goldberg and Behrens are simply not up to their level. Nor can Levine, for all his experience as a Wagner conductor, sustain the drama of the Ring over 17 hours, much...
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