Kirsten Flagstad New York Farewell Full Concert (1955)

The full tape for Kirsten Flagstad’s final concert in America, finally available on YouTube. There are not enough superlatives to describe the remarkable singing in this video, even at age 60. Superb sound quality also. Perhaps most striking is how well the massive size of the voice is captured. 0:00 Schläfst du Gast? (Die Walkure) 6:27 Du bist der Lenz 8:42 Wesendonck Lieder: Der Engel 12:16 Wesendonck Lieder: Stehe still! 16:15 Wesendonck Lieder: Im Treibhaus 23:46 Wesendonck Lieder: Schmerzen 26:19 Wesendonck Lieder: Träume 32:32 Liebestod 40:04 Immolation Scene 59:00 Edwin McArthur’s speech Conductor - Edwin McArthur Symphony of the Air Carnegie Hall, New York March, 1955 She sang two performances with the same setlist. The first on March 20, 1955 and another a few days later. This is from the latter recording but I do not know the exact date.
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