Polaski, Deborah

Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner( Visual )

41 editions published between 1997 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In the final part of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegfried's world descends into falsehood and betrayal before his cursed life is ended by a single spear. Performed filmed in 2004 at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu

Elektra by Richard Strauss( )

28 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In the courtyard of the palace of Agamemnon, murdered king of Mycenae, Elektra bemoans her father's murder at the hands of her mother, Klytämnestra, and her mother's lover, Aegisth. She vows vengeance. She is interrupted by her younger sister, Chrysothemis, who urges Elektra to give up her obsession with revenge so they both can lead normal lives. Chrysothemis reappears with news that Orest is dead. Stunned, Elektra tells her sister she must now help kill Klytämnestra and Aegisth. When the girl pulls away in terror and runs off, Elektra starts to dig for the buried ax that killed Agamemnon. She is interrupted by a stranger who says he has come to inform Klytämnestra of Orest's death. When Elektra reveals her name, he tells her Orest lives. Servants come and kiss his hand. The dogs of the house know me, he says, but not my own sister. Crying his name, Elektra falls into Orest's arms and tells him she has lived only for his return. Their reunion is cut short when Orest is summoned before Klytämnestra. He kills both the queen and her lover. Elektra begins an ecstatic dance and when Chryothemis returns, Elektra falls dead

Ariane et Barbe-Bleue by Paul Dukas( )

11 editions published between 2006 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 402 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

C'est un des plus beaux opéras du 20ème siècle pourtant, il existe peu d'enregistrements de cette musique sublime

Lohengrin by Richard Wagner( )

19 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 332 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ben Heppner is the Knight of the Holy Grail, sent by heaven to defend pure, innocent Elsa (Deborah Voigt), against the evil slander of Telramund (Hans-Joachim Ketelsen) and his wicked wife. Ortrud (Deborah Polaski). But how can Elsa truly trust her hero, if she's forbidden to even ask his name or where he comes from? Wagner's colorful music blazes under James Levine's conducting, and the Met orchestra and chorus are a thrilling part of the storytelling. This is shimmering Romanticism at its best

Walküre Valkyrie by Richard Wagner( Visual )

12 editions published in 2005 in German and Undetermined and held by 224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Filmed at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceau in 2003, Harry Kupfer's acclaimed production, first staged in Berlin, numbers among the greates productions of modern times

Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc( )

6 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in French and Undetermined and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The tragic fate of the nuns of the Carmelite convent at Copiègne during the French Revolution inspired one of Francis Poulenc's most personal works, and one of the most profoundly moving operas in the repertoire. At its center is Isabel Leonard as Blanche de la Force, a shy young aristocratic woman who joins the order on the eve of the Revolution, flees when the sisters, forced to leave their convent, take a vow of martyrdom, and is finally reunited with them as they face death by the guillotine. Felicity Palmer is Madame de Croissy, Patricia Racette is Madame Lidoine, and Elizabeth Bishop is Mother Marie. Paul Appleby and David Pittsinger co-star as Blanche's brother and father

Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner( )

8 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in German and Undetermined and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Soloists: Wiener Philharmoniker Georg Solti, con

Lieder Songs by Johannes Brahms( )

2 editions published in 2003 in German and held by 200 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz( Visual )

22 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Concertopname gemaakt op 11 augustus 2000 tijdens de Salzburger Festspiele

Die Walküre by Richard Wagner( )

7 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in German and Undetermined and held by 92 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The meeting of Sieglinde and Siegmund