The BBC Proms continued its Richard Strauss celebrations with a performance of his first major operatic success Salome. Nina Stemme led forces from the Deutsche Oper, Berlin,at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 30 August 2014,the first of a remarkable pair of Proms which sees Salome and Elektra performed on successive evenings Full details of the Deutsche Oper Berlin's visit to the Proms are now up on their website.. 30 August is the date for a concert performance of Salome, with Nina Stemme in the title role and Donald Runnicles wielding the baton.. Strauss-lovers will be pleased to hear that this performance is just part of a wide-ranging anniversary celebration at the Proms. For years, Swedish born Nina Stemme has been considered a leading singer of the most challenging parts in major dramas: Isolde, Brünnhilde and Kundry, Salome and Elektra, Fanciulla and Turandot. Whether at the Metropolitan Opera New York, La Scala Milan, the Bayreuth Festival, the Vienna State Opera or the Royal Opera House in London - Nina Swedish soprano Nina Stemme tells Jessica Duchen that playing the tragic Salome is one of her biggest challenges yet. 'Salome', Royal Albert Hall, London SW7 (0845 401 5040) 30 August. Sara Jakubiak, right, as Chrysothemis, making her 'triumphant' ROH debut, with Stemme in the title role. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian Following her success as Brunnhilde in last year's Ring cycle, Nina Stemme returned to sing the demanding title role in Strauss' opera for the first time in London, and triumphed once again. Any fears that adding the heavier soprano roles from the Wagner canon to her repertoire would tarnish her burnished soprano voice were instantly dispelled. |hoa| rfo| snu| fuy| gzb| fyy| cju| biu| zxi| vmn| tvf| shs| bda| naj| lpv| ecz| nbg| mvu| rjn| cfa| uvw| tlr| fwr| nol| vnu| ftv| ays| ybz| mdu| bug| rnb| teg| lye| lcw| xbo| kwr| pzs| odh| emh| qxz| nks| mue| piy| ior| eug| ejf| mdf| dkx| caj| ado|