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In memoriam Mike Richter
Serious opera fan and internet pioneer Mike Richter died earlier this week. One of his many exhaustive projects was the mastering and encoding of hundreds of outstanding live opera performances onto...
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Brotherly love
Again dipping into the rich archive of live recordings remastered and made available by the late Mike Richter, we find this selection from his early disc “Odd Opera 2.” It’s Bellini’s I puritani, as...
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Meyerbeer goggles
In honor of Giacomo Meyerbeer, the unjustly or (depending on how you look at it) justly neglected 19th century opera composer, a selection from Mike Richter‘s “Meyerbeer Operas” CD-ROM. Il Crociato in...
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Their master’s voice
One of Mike Richter‘s most spectacular achievements was the remastering and digitization of the complete master classes conducted by Maria Callas at the Juilliard School in 1971-1972. Selections from...
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Precious snowflake
Bundle up warmly, cher public, and enjoy a weather-appropriate selection from the Mike Richter hoard. It’s Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snegurochka from his “Russian Opera” CD-ROM. Bolshoi Theater, 1957. Evgeni...
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Mask me no questions
In what seems to be turning into an informal salute to Kathleen Battle (not pictured), our gem from the Mike Richter collection this week is a performance of Un ballo in maschera, featuring Jose...
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Fifty Shades of Gré
From Mike Richter‘s CD-ROM “El Anillo,” here is radiant soprano Gré Brouwenstijn in the first act of Die Walküre as performed at the Teatro Colón in 1962. Wagner: Die Walküre, Act One Teatro Colón,...
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Horseplay
Mike Richter‘s documentation of the 1962 Buenos Aires Ring continues with the second act of Die Walküre featuring Birgit Nilsson and Hans Hotter. Wagner: Die Walküre, Act Two Teatro Colón, September...
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“Ya proklinayu tebya, moy rokovaya krasota!”
One of the late Mike Richter‘s most endearing traits was his fascination with rare or downright offbeat recordings, such as this complete 1963 performance of Verdi’s Don Carlos in Russian by artists of...
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