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�eborah �olaski
OC 626
1SACD · PG: XSA1
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Richard Wagner
Tristan und Isolde: The Duet Scenes
Deborah Polaski, soprano · Johan Botha, tenor
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra · Betrand de Billy, conductor
�his SACD includes all duets from Tristan und Isolde. It
complements the solo recording with highlights from
the opera with Deborah Polaski as Isolde (OC ���).
Both SACDs together contain almost the entire
Isolde-role. Polaski has sung this role in opera houses
such as Dresden, Berlin, Salzburg, Vienna, Hamburg
and Barcelona, and is accompanied here by conductor
Bertrand de Billy. Johan Botha’s artistic home is in
Vienna, where he has sung all important roles in his
repertoire. In ����, he was awarded the title Austrian
Singer of Merit. Botha appears regularly at the New
York MET, the Berlin State Opera, Covent Garden
London and at the Salzburg Festival. Bertrand de
Billy was principle conductor at the rebuilt Teatro del
Liceu in Barcelona from 1999 to 2004. His triumphs
here included a Mozart cycle as well as a new production
of Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen (Harry Kupfer)
and Tristan und Isolde.
Bereits erschienen · Also available
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Richard Wagner
Tristan und Isolde – Highlights
Deborah Polaski, soprano · Heidi Brunner, soprano
RSO Wien, Bertrand de Billy, conductor
1 SACD · OC 602
“The soloists on this recording convince with their always beautiful
and round timbre as well as the highly sensitive soft passages.
Anyone who has experienced Deborah Polaski singing Isolde live
knows her extraordinary stage presence.”
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“Bertrand de Billy demonstrates that in the end, consistent
and precise structuring of the score can result in an ecstatic
musical experience that has a fascinating depth and intensity.”
RONDO