Episode 071: Kirsten Flagstad: 1972 BBC Tribute: Part 2 of 2




The Operatic PastCast show

Summary: In 1972, the BBC produced an hour long program commemorating the 10th anniversary of the pass ing of Kirsten Flagstad.  In this episode, you will hear Flagstad talking about using a certain passage of Brunnhilde to warm up the voice, her domestic traits, reminiscences by soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and pianist/conductor Edwin MacArthur, , her vocal range, her definition of singing, the process of preparing music and singing lieder.  Also heard are excerpts from Die Walküre, Tristan und Isolde and Götterdämmerung (Part 2 of 2).