tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post3576030504845351118..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Return of the night watchmanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-9918039410348661182010-07-19T18:02:25.702+01:002010-07-19T18:02:25.702+01:00I remember the Sadler's Wells Mastersingers vi...I remember the Sadler's Wells Mastersingers vividly, and also the Solti Frosch , which left me physically shaken as I was sitting in the Lower Slips over the huge orchestra.<br /><br />I also saw Klemperer when he reurned to conduct Fidelio with Anja Silja, so I almost saw all three on Levin' list. How we miss his wit and critical acumen.Vecchio Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667687814424223347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-31413060486193006482010-07-18T16:21:32.255+01:002010-07-18T16:21:32.255+01:00The Welsh National Opera's Die Meistersinger P...The Welsh National Opera's <i>Die Meistersinger</i> Prom was very fine and it is always a delight to hear a performance of this most magical (together with <i>Hänsel und Gretel</i>) of operas.<br /><br />I had some reservations, including coarse grained vocal textures in Act I and an orchestral sound that lacked transparency, but these may have been due to the BBC sound balance as I was listening to an FM broadcast.<br /><br />Overall though a wonderful evening. But, oh please...<br /><br />http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/damianthompson/100045048/best-prom-ever/Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com