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Wagner Operas Podcast

The Silenced Voices of Bayreuth

Aug 21, 2017 · 25 min · Episode 24 · 30.8 MB
0:00-25:41

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Currently at the Bayreuth Festival there is an exhibit called "Silenced Voices." It is a tribute to the many singers, artists, and musicians who, during the Third Reich, were banned from the festival because they were Jewish. In this podcast I pay tribute to three of these distinguished Wagnerians: the legendary soprano Lilli Lehmann, the dashing baritone Herbert Janssen, and the great bass-baritone Friedrich Schorr, who was the greatest Wotan of his time.