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Der Vampyr
Marschner, Oeggl, Synek
Der Vampyr
Genre: Classical
 
Marschner, often seen as a bridge between Weber and Wagner, is an under-rated, entertaining composer. Der Vampyr is good fun, filled with creepy situations and melodrama, and it's nicely orchestrated, to boot. This 1951 re...  more »

     
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All Artists: Marschner, Oeggl, Synek, Heppe, Tenner
Title: Der Vampyr
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Total Copies: 0
Label: Urania
Original Release Date: 1/1/1951
Re-Release Date: 11/27/2001
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 675754456726

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Marschner, often seen as a bridge between Weber and Wagner, is an under-rated, entertaining composer. Der Vampyr is good fun, filled with creepy situations and melodrama, and it's nicely orchestrated, to boot. This 1951 recording is not the one you want. It offers a narration in German instead of the dialog (and no booklet with translations, no libretto), a couple of numbers are cut entirely (40 minutes of the opera are missing), both sopranos are terrible, the tenor Aubry is weak, and the sound is bad. There is a good recording from Munich in 1974 led by Fritz Reiger on Opera d'Oro with a fine cast, including Anna Tomowa-Sintow and Arleen Auger, with a nicely sneering Roland Hermann as the Vampire Ruthven. And it's cheaper, too. --Robert Levine