Tag Archives: Wolfgang Windgassen

Given birth to Jean Browning in Central Illinois, this contralto established for herself one identification among singers from the deepest, darkest assignments for female tone of voice. High and strikingly appealing, she possessed both physical and vocal allure for Carmen and made a riveting family portrait of Klytemnestra, both addled …

The Bayreuther Festspiele Chor, also called the Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Choir), may be the chorus that sings on the annual Bayreuth Festival in Germany, held in July and August. This is actually the opera home that composer Richard Wagner built for himself, by using Bavarian Ruler Ludwig …