It’s really too good not to share: you can now hear (until September 13) the recent concert performance of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde from The Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, featuring Nina Stemme’s final performance as Wagner’s doomed heroine, recorded live on June 1 of this year. WRTI notes that Wagner’s opera has had a long history with the Philadelphia Orchestra, having presented the first full performance of Tristan und Isolde in the United States 90 years ago. Melinda Whiting has more at the WRTI web site, where you can access the recording.
Now that summer is past, I’m hoping to post here more regularly: specifically about Philadelphia, my home town. I miss it, and hope to get there more. You can read more about my long personal relationship with Philadelphia in these blog posts. Feel free to let me know what you think.