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Die Frau ohne Schatten
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, January 29, 1971
Die Frau ohne Schatten (18)
Richard Strauss | Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- Empress
- Leonie Rysanek
- Emperor
- Robert Nagy
- Dyer's Wife
- Inge Borkh
- Barak
- Walter Berry
- Nurse
- Irene Dalis
- Messenger
- William Dooley
- Falcon
- Carlotta Ordassy
- Hunchback
- Paul Franke
- One-Eyed
- Clifford Harvuot
- One-Armed
- Lorenzo Alvary
- Servant
- Loretta Di Franco
- Servant
- Ivanka Myhal
- Servant
- Carol Wilcox
- Apparition
- Rod MacWherter
- Unborn
- Raeschelle Potter
- Unborn
- Margaret Kalil
- Unborn
- Frederica von Stade
- Unborn
- Nedda Casei
- Unborn
- Shirley Love
- Unborn
- Judith De Paul
- Watchman
- Robert Schmorr
- Watchman
- Charles Anthony
- Watchman
- Gene Boucher
- Voice
- Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
- Guardian
- Mary Ellen Pracht
- Conductor
- Karl B?hm
Review 1:
Review of Raymond Ericson in The New York Times
INGE BORKH SINGS DYER'S WIFE ROLE
Inge Borkh, a German soprano who last appeared with the Metropolitan Opera 10 years ago, as Elektra in the Richard Strauss opera, returned to the company on Friday night to sing the role of the Dyer's Wife in the same composer's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."
Always an artist to be respected, Miss Borkh gave an honorable performance. She knows the musical style, and her voice cut through the orchestra easily. A veteran singer, she had difficulties with high notes, which lacked body, but she was resourceful enough to make her singing effective on the whole.
Her portrayal was interesting. She stressed the wayward emotions of the part. Her face, in particular, mirrored the feelings of the Dyer's Wife, who is by turns shrewish, exultant, moody and sensuous.
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Met careers
- Karl B?hm [Conductor]
- Leonie Rysanek [Empress]
- Robert Nagy [Emperor]
- Inge Borkh [Dyer's Wife]
- Walter Berry [Barak]
- Irene Dalis [Nurse]
- William Dooley [Messenger]
- Carlotta Ordassy [Falcon]
- Paul Franke [Hunchback]
- Clifford Harvuot [One-Eyed]
- Lorenzo Alvary [One-Armed]
- Loretta Di Franco [Servant]
- Ivanka Myhal [Servant]
- Carol Wilcox [Servant]
- Rod MacWherter [Apparition]
- Raeschelle Potter [Unborn]
- Margaret Kalil [Unborn]
- Frederica von Stade [Unborn]
- Nedda Casei [Unborn]
- Shirley Love [Unborn]
- Judith De Paul [Unborn]
- Robert Schmorr [Watchman]
- Charles Anthony [Watchman]
- Gene Boucher [Watchman]
- Batyah Godfrey Ben-David [Voice]
- Mary Ellen Pracht [Guardian]