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The Operas of Wagner

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Die Walkiire Act 2
3.25* Singing for Richard Wagner The soprano Lllli Lehmann. who became a great Briinnhilde, was 26 years old when she went to Bayreuth in 1875 to study the parts of Woglinde and Helmwige in preparation for the first Ring cycle the following year. Forty years later she recalled what it was like to sing at that first Bayreuth Festival. Mary Wimbush reads ROBERT HARTFORD'S translation,
3.35* Die WalkUre Act 3
(Bavarian Radio recording)

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Unknown:
Richard Wagner
Soprano:
Lllli Lehmann.
Unknown:
Mary Wimbush

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