Weber: Oberon
Donald Grobe (Oberon), Plácido Domingo (Huon), Birgit Nilsson (Reiza), Julia Hamari (Fatima), Hermann Prey (Sherasmin), Marga Schiml (Puck), Arleen Auger (Mermaids)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik
At bargain price, this first recording of Weber's English opera, albeit in German, still offers strong competition for Gardiner's new recording. Nilsson and a young Domingo thrill in the leading...
Weber: Oberon
Donald Grobe (Oberon), Plácido Domingo (Huon), Birgit Nilsson (Reiza), Julia Hamari (Fatima), Hermann Prey (Sherasmin), Marga Schiml (Puck), Arleen Auger (Mermaids)
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik
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At bargain price, this first recording of Weber's English opera, albeit in German, still offers strong competition for Gardiner's new recording. Nilsson and a young Domingo thrill in the leading...
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Contents and tracklist
- Uwe Friedrichsen (speaker), Doris Masjos (speaker), Donald Grobe (tenor), Gerhard Friedrich (speaker), Hans Putz (speaker), Martin Benrath (speaker), Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Hermann Prey (baritone), Julia Hamari (mezzo-soprano), Rolf Nagel (speaker), Hans Paetsch (speaker), Ingrid Andree (speaker), Marga Schiml (mezzo-soprano), Katharina Matz (speaker), Arleen Auger (soprano), Heinz Ehrenfreund (speaker), Hubert Suschka (speaker)
- Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Rafael Kubelik
- Recorded: 1970-03-20
- Recording Venue: Residenz, Herkulessaal, Munich
Awards and reviews
July 2006
At bargain price, this first recording of Weber's English opera, albeit in German, still offers strong competition for Gardiner's new recording. Nilsson and a young Domingo thrill in the leading roles.