David Harbin: >I am thinking of spending some birthday money on Der Rosenkavalier. >But which version? I am put off the EMI Karajan by Schwartzkopf over >enunciating and by the Solti by the heavy handed conducting. ... > >I hope this stimulates some opera discussion as there is too little of it >on the mailing list. Not from me, unfortunately. I know only two versions, both led by Karajan. I dislike the later version and prefer the earlier one with Schwarzkopf. Steve Schwartz