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Tristan und Isolde |
Dramatic Bass role. The King of Cornwall, he is engaged to Isolde. |
Year |
Artist |
1927 |
Fred Patton |
1933 |
1936 |
1937 |
1939 |
1945 |
1947 |
1949 |
1950 |
1953 |
1967 |
Joseph Greindl |
1970 |
Giorgio Tozzi |
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King Marke |
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San Francisco Opera King Marke History |
1974 |
1980 |
Simon Estes |
1991 |
Alfred Muff |
1998-1999 |
Victor von Halem |
Kurt Moll |
Emanuel List |
Alexander Kipnis |
Ludwig Hofmann |
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Lorenzo Alvary |
1950 |
Lorenzo Alvary |
Desire Liget |
Mihaly Szekely |
Dezso Ernster |
1937 |
Emanuel List |
1953 |
Desire Liget |
Dezso Ernster |
1974 * Kurt Moll, the huge and handsome-voice Marke, was merely the most impressive Wagnerian bass in a quarter century. |
* Bloomfield-50 Years of SFO/ 1922-1978 The San Francisco Opera. |
Mir dies? |
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Aria Data Base for King Marke |
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2006 |
Kristinn Sigmundsson |
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1980 * Simon Estes as King Marke |
Kristinn Sigmundsson * 2006 - a missing component didn't become obvious until Kristinn Sigmundsson appeared to sing the part of King Marke. His musical-drama totality brought to mind the great Hans Hotter himself. Beyond its enormous musical value, Sigmundsson's performance also added an element of believability to the production. This indeed was a mighty ruler brought low by betrayal and the resulting pain. In an unintended way, Sigmundsson showed up the others, even the vocally superb Brewer, for their relative lack of emotional credibility. After Marke's aria, both Brewer and Moser went up another significant notch in authenticity./ Review |