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WAGNER: Siegfried (in English)
[] Hunter, Collins; Remedios, Bailey, Dempsey, Hammond-Stroud; English National Opera Orchestra, Goodall. Chandos CHAN 3045 (4)
Among its many pleasures, this reissued live Siegfried stands as one of the best ways to remember the late Rita Hunter. Her gleaming soprano rejoices in every challenge in Brunnhilde's scene, encompassing well-guided legato, continuity through all range and dynamic extremes, luxurious portamento at the right time, and all the classical graces. This is a performance to rank beside any recorded Siegfried Brunnhilde, regardless of language.
Her colleagues do themselves proud as well. Alberto Remedios steers his medium-weight tenor expertly through music that has defeated some heftier instruments; whether on his own initiative or guided by his conductor, he has mastered the secret of letting lyrical amplitude make his effects, without pushing or straining. Norman Bailey sounds especially warm and ample as the Wanderer, purposeful eloquence informing his delivery. The ENO house team ...