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Wagner, R.: Opera Choruses

6/22/2005, 6 Tracks, 1:17:46

Featuring

  • Leif Segerstam
  • Göran Eliasson
  • Marianne Hellgren Staykov
  • Lars Cleveman
  • Lennart Forsén
  • John Erik Eleby
  • Royal Swedish Orchestra
  • Royal Swedish Opera Chorus
  • Richard Wagner

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Recording & Production

This recording was made at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, Sweden, in March 2003.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Leif Segerstam, the conductor on this album, has held principal conducting positions at the Royal Swedish Opera, Austrian Radio Symphony, Finnish Radio Orchestra, and Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The Royal Swedish Opera has a legendary Wagnerian tradition, producing a significant amount of Wagner's works and fostering many great Wagner singers outside of Germany.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features soloists and the chorus of the Royal Swedish Opera, along with the Royal Swedish Orchestra, conducted by Leif Segerstam.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The Royal Swedish Orchestra, which performs on this album, traces its origins to a 16th-century Court Chapel, making it one of the world's oldest orchestras.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The Royal Opera Chorus was specifically created from scratch in 1773 for the first Swedish opera.

Source: Booklet

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