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Meier, Waltraud

Overview
Works: 728 works in 1,966 publications in 7 languages and 21,308 library holdings
Genres: Operas  Live sound recordings  Drama  Excerpts  Musical settings  Symphonies  Art music  Filmed performances  Librettos  Internet videos 
Roles: Singer, Performer, Narrator, Other, Vocalist, Author, Musician, s=s, mzs, Actor, Interviewee, Dedicatee, Contributor
Classifications: M1500, 782.1
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Most widely held works about Waltraud Meier
 
Most widely held works by Waltraud Meier
Parsifal by Richard Wagner( )

106 editions published between 1985 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,661 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wagner's mystical opera makes extraordinary demands on the conductor, but James Levine is renowned for the special affection and authority he brings to this transcendent work. The music shimmers and glows, evoking the legendary world of the Knights of the Holy Grail and the pure fool who brings healing power to the land. Peter Hofmann stars as the questing title hero, Jerome Hines sings the wise old man, Gurnemanz, and Mignon Dunn is the voluptuous Kundry, whose erotic temptations almost ensnare the young hero
Elektra by Richard Strauss( )

40 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 989 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
Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven( )

22 editions published between 1999 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 738 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The well loved team of Waltraud Meier and Placido Domingo join conductor Daniel Barenboim in a complete recording of Beethoven's intense and dramatic opera
Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns( )

29 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 676 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The opera is based on the Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah found in Chapter 16 of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament. It is the only opera by Saint-Saëns that is regularly performed. The second act love scene in Delilah's tent is one of the set pieces that define French opera. Two of Delilah's arias are particularly well known: "Printemps qui commence" ("Spring begins") and "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" ("My heart opens itself to your voice", also known as "Softly awakes my heart"), the latter of which is one of the most popular recital pieces in the mezzo-soprano/contralto repertoire
Lohengrin by Richard Wagner( )

18 editions published between 1994 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 650 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recorded June 1990, Festspielhaus, Bayreuth
Die Walküre by Richard Wagner( )

28 editions published between 1988 and 2014 in German and Undetermined and held by 629 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wagner's powerful and wrenching tale of ill-fated love requires a cast of great singing actors, and that's just what this broadcast provides. Jon Vickers and Régine Crespin are the brother and sister who fall rapturously in love, only to be torn apart by death. The legendary Birgit Nilsson sings Brünnhilde, the Valkyrie of the title who is punished by her father (the magnificent Theo Adam as Wotan) for doing what he really wants her to do. Herbert von Karajan conducts his final Met performance
Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner( )

50 editions published between 1985 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 588 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

El Staatskapelle Chorus y la Staatsoper Orchestra son las verdaderas estrellas, actuando y cantando con claridad, brillo, y con una profundidad de sentimiento y comprensión, que es subrayada magnificamente por la exquisita grabación de Teldec. Casi igualmente maravillosa es la dirección de Daniel Barenboim, que da absoluto sentido a la obra
Beethoven for all : Symphonies 1-9 by Ludwig van Beethoven( )

9 editions published in 2012 in German and Undetermined and held by 548 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner( )

30 editions published between 1985 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Digital Audio Download Includes: Part 1: 1. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I: Vorspiel (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Karl Ridderbusch/Bernd Weikl/Peter Schreier/Martin Vantin/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 2. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 1: Westw?rts schweift der Blick (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Peter Schreier/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 3. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 2: Frisch weht der Wind der Heimat zu (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Peter Schreier/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 4. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 2: Hab 'acht, Tristan! (Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 5. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Weh! ach wehe! Dies zu dulden! (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 6. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Wie lachend sie mir Lieder singen (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 7. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: O blinde Augen! Bl?de Herzen! (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 8. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Welcher Wahn! Welch' eitles Z?rnen! (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 9. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 3: Kennst du der Mutter K?nste nicht? (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 10. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: Auf! Auf! Ihr Frauen! (Helga Dernesch/Walter Berry/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 11. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: Herrn Tristan bringe meinen Gruss (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 12. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 4: H?rtest du nicht? Hier bleib' ich (Helga Dernesch/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 13. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Begehrt, Herrin, was ihr w?nscht (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 14. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Da du so sittsam, mein Herr Tristan (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) Part 2: 1. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: War Morold dir so wert (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 2. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Des Schweigens Herrin heisst mich schweigen (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 3. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Tristan! ... Isolde! (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 4. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act I, Scene 5: Schnell, den Mantel, den K?nigsschmuck! (Helga Dernesch/Jon Vickers/Christa Ludwig/Walter Berry/Ch?re der Deutschen Oper Berlin/Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan) 5. Tristan und Isolde (1994 - Remaster), Act II: Vorspiel (Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von ... (P) 2011 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd
Don Carlos : an opera in five acts by Giuseppe Verdi( Visual )

11 editions published between 1996 and 2003 in French and held by 417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Set in 16th-century France and Spain, Don Carlos tells of the political and amorous rivalry between King Philip II and his son, Don Carlos, over Elisabeth de Valois. Boasting an international cast in one of Verdi's most popular operas, Luc Bondy's moving production is the original French version restored to five acts
Twilight of the gods : the ultimate Wagner Ring collection by Richard Wagner( )

3 editions published in 2012 in German and held by 390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wozzeck by Alban Berg( )

25 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Based on real events and playwright Georg Büchner's starkly vehement text, Alban Berg's tragic opera is an epoch-making work, in stark contrast to the previous high romantic ideals of the genre, that led Schoenberg to exclaim 'now that's what I call an opera!'
Parsifal by Richard Wagner( Visual )

33 editions published between 1993 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 361 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Video tape of a live performance of Wagner's opera Parsifal
Elektra by Richard Strauss( Visual )

16 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A stage production of Strauss' tragic opera, Elektra, performed by Iréne Theorin and cast, accompanied by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Symphonie no. 2 : Auferstehung = Resurrection by Gustav Mahler( )

4 editions published in 1994 in German and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Requiem in D minor, K. 626 K. 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( )

5 editions published in 1987 in Latin and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner( Visual )

19 editions published between 1995 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This version by David Alden uses minimalist sets and costumes to depict Tannhäuser's conflict in choosing between earthly pleasures and spiritual aspirations
Parsifal : highlights by Richard Wagner( )

10 editions published between 1991 and 1995 in German and English and held by 293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi( )

19 editions published between 1996 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Don Carlos: Grand opéra en cinq actes. Livret: Joseph Méry et Camille du Locle
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 : Choral ; the creatures of Prometheus : op. 43 (excerpt) by Ludwig van Beethoven( )

3 editions published in 2004 in German and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

 
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Meier Waldtraud

Meier, Waldtraud, 1956-

Meier, Waltrand

Waltraud Meier

Waltraud Meier, 1956-

Waltraud Meier Duits zangeres

Waltraud Meier German soprano and mezzo-soprano

Waltraud Meier mezzosoprano alemana

Waltraud Meier mezzosoprano i soprano alemanya

Waltraud Meier niemiecka śpiewaczka operowa

Waltraud Meier soprano allemande

Waltraud Meier soprano e mezzosoprano tedesco

Βάλτραουντ Μάγιερ

Майер, Вальтрауд

마이어, 발트라우트 1956-

ヴァルトラウト・マイアー

驊彩·邁耶

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