Dalis, Irene

Overview

Works:	93 works in 252 publications in 5 languages and 2,548 library holdings
Genres:	Operas Live sound recordings Drama Musical settings Excerpts Art music Filmed performances Studio recordings One-act operas Librettos
Roles:	Performer, Singer, Commentator, Vocalist, s=s, Other
Classifications:	M1500, 782.1

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Irene Dalis

Irene Dalis : diva, impresaria, legend : how a Metropolitan Opera star created America's unique opera company by Linda Riebel( )
Hitting a high note with Opera San Jose by Patricia Davenport( )
Irene Dalis-Loinaz papers by Irene Dalis( )

Most widely held works by Irene Dalis

Parsifal by Richard Wagner( Recording )

83 editions published between 1962 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 770 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

Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi( )

14 editions published between 1961 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 433 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fausto Cleva, one of the Metropolitan Opera's most admired Italian specialists, conducts the company's orchestra and chorus in this February 1961 performance of Verdi's Il Trovatore

Salome by Richard Strauss( )

2 editions published between 1965 and 2018 in German and held by 316 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The great Birgit Nilsson gives a spectacular performance as Strauss's biblical princess. Walter Cassel is the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan, the object of Salome's desire. When he rejects her advances, Salome has no hesitation in exacting her murderous revenge. The infamous final scene, in which she kisses Jochanaan's severed head, is one of the most searing endings in all of opera--and one of Nilsson's legendary performances. Karl Böhm, a protégée and collaborator of Strauss, leads a authoritative, colorful, and impassioned rendition of the score, in a performance that also stars Karl Liebl as Herod, Irene Dalis as Herodias, and George Shirley as Narraboth

Irene Dalis recital( )

3 editions published between 1961 and 2017 in German and Multiple languages and held by 266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner( )

6 editions published between 1961 and 2010 in German and Undetermined and held by 159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wagner's revolutionary score changed the world of music with its radical portrayal of an all-consuming passion that can only be fulfilled in death. The legendary Birgit Nilsson sings Isolde, one of her greatest roles, in her second Met season. Karl Liebl is Tristan, the man she loves--and the best friend of the man she is forced to marry. Jerome Hines is the sorrowful King Marke and Irene Dalis sings Isolde's stalwart companion, Brangäne

Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi( )

11 editions published between 1964 and 2011 in Italian and German and held by 96 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

There have always been bitter rivalries between fathers and sons, but the tension between King Philip II of Spain (Giorgio Tozzi) and his heir Don Carlo (Franco Corelli) reaches new levels in Verdi's magnificent opera. Leonie Rysanek is electrifying as Elisabeth of Valois, promised to Don Carlo but suddenly married to Philip instead. Irene Dalis is the beautiful but treacherous Princess Eboli who wants Don Carlo, even though she is his father's mistress. With Hermann Uhde as the menacing Grand Inquisitor

Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner( )

7 editions published in 2005 in 3 languages and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi( )

4 editions published between 1962 and 2007 in Italian and held by 58 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Italian tenor Franco Corelli had it all: movie-star looks, ringing high notes he could hold for what seemed like forever, and a charismatic stage presence. With Corelli as Radames, the captain of the Egyptian army, it was more than believable that the daughter of the Egyptian king, Amneris (Irene Dalis), would want him--and that she would do everything in her power to keep him from her slave, Aida (Gabriella Tucci). This is Corelli's only broadcast Aida from the Met and required listening for fans of the art of the tenor

Die Walküre by Richard Wagner( )

4 editions published between 1961 and 2001 in German and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Erich Leinsdorf conducts some of the greatest Wagnerian singers of the post-WWII era in this stunning performance of Die Walküre, the highly emotional--and ever-popular--second installment of the Ring cycle. Otto Edelmann is Wotan, lord of the gods, who sees his carefully laid plans go tragically wrong. The incomparable Birgit Nilsson sings Brünnhilde, his favorite warrior daughter. Jon Vickers, at the top of his game, is Siegmund, the hero Wotan is putting all his hopes on before giving in to the demands of his wife, Fricka (Irene Dalis). Gladys Kuchta sings Sieglinde, Siegmund's sister and bride, and the 24-year-old Martina Arroyo makes a cameo appearance as Ortlinde, one of the Valkyries

Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner( )

2 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in German and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two major stars made their Met debuts in this sensational performance: conductor Georg Solti and baritone Hermann Prey. Solti brings out all the theatricality and drama of Wagner's colorful score, leading a top-notch cast. Prey is Wolfram, the kind and sympathetic man who loves the virtuous Elisabeth (an impassioned Leonie Rysanek). But she is in love with the rebellious knight Tannhäuser (Hans Hopf), who cannot forget his lustful time with the goddess Venus (Irene Dalis) and is banished for singing her praises at court. When the Pope himself refuses forgiveness for Tannhäuser's sins, he faces damnation--until the saintly Elisabeth's death miraculously redeems his soul

Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi( )

1 edition published in 1964 in Italian and held by 52 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Verdi's masterful setting of Shakespeare's famous tragedy is filled with dark colors and vivid emotions. The music brilliantly depicts the souls of troubled Macbeth and his conniving, relentless wife. Bringing Verdi's vision to life requires not only great singers, but great actors as well--Cornell MacNeil and Irene Dalis excel in the challenge. From the first encounter with the witches to the murder of the King and the gradual disintegration of their souls, this couple masterfully conveys all the horror and pathos both Verdi and Shakespeare intended

Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss( )

1 edition published in 1966 in German and held by 49 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

It took 47 years for Richard Strauss's Die Frau Ohne Schatten to make it to the Metropolitan Opera, but its October 2, 1966, company premiere in the new opera house turned out to be worth the wait. At the helm, the composer's friend and eloquent advocate Karl Böhm conducted a definitive, virtuosic cast in this layered, allegorical fairy tale with the brilliant soprano Leonie Rysanek in the demanding title role. Mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig sang the Dyer's Wife to perfection, and tenor James King established a benchmark in his singing of the Emperor. Bass-baritone Walter Berry made a successful Met debut as Barak the Dyer, and Irene Dalis sang the malevolent Nurse

Parsifal ein Bühnenweihfestspiel by Richard Wagner( Recording )

7 editions published between 1964 and 1986 in German and Undetermined and held by 11 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Aida : opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi( Recording )

6 editions published between 1970 and 1987 in Italian and held by 6 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This magnificent recording of Aida, made in Rome, rises to all the musical and dramatic challenges presented by Verdi's richly-coloured Egyptian epic. Antonio Pappano, once again proving his mastery of Italian opera, moves between sumptuous grandeur and touching intimacy. The responses of the Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia are both immediate and vibrant, while the singers - Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ludovic Tézier and Erwin Schrott - do justice to every facet of their roles. Maestro Antonio Pappano became music director of these Rome-based ensembles in 2005 - and has recorded Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Guillaume Tell and Puccini's Madama Butterfly with them - but this version of Verdi's Egyptian-set masterpiece will inevitably represent a landmark. Aida, after all, has a reputation as one of the grandest works in the repertoire, and studio recordings of large-scale operas have become something of a rarity over the past 20 years. The New York Times has predicted that "this will surely rank as one of the most prestigious recording projects of the year." The recording was made in February 2015 in the Auditorium of Rome's Parco della Musica - a superb 2800-seat concert hall, designed by Renzo Piano. The venue was able to accommodate all the spatial effects (such as off-stage chorus and woodwind/brass banda) that Verdi built into his score, and the producer, Stephen Johns, could evoke towering temples and echoing tombs without recourse to electronic trickery

Den flyvende hollænder by Richard Wagner( Recording )

in Undetermined and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Parsifal ein Bühnenweihfestspiel ; Originalaufnahme von den Bayreuther Festspielen 1962 by Richard Wagner( Recording )

1 edition published in 1987 in German and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Parsifal : ein Bühnenweihfestspiel in drei Akten = a sacred stage-play in three acts by Richard Wagner( Recording )

1 edition published in 2006 in German and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Parsifal : selección by Richard Wagner( Recording )

3 editions published between 1964 and 1990 in German and No Linguistic content and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adriana Lecouvreur : opera in four acts in Italian by Francesco Cilèa( Recording )

3 editions published between 1969 and 1988 in Italian and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner( Recording )

3 editions published between 1997 and 2012 in German and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Under James Levine's thrilling direction the famous Met Orchestra is at its best in this first installment of Wagner's Ring cycle. From the dark, mysterious beginning in the depths of the Rhine River to the blazing end as the gods cross the rainbow bridge into their new home of Valhalla, this is a searing performance. James Morris is the commanding Wotan, the god who thinks he has everything under control, even as he unwittingly sows the seeds of his own destruction