Jonathan Knapp <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >As we approach the holiday season, when most of us spend our hard >earned cash on cds, and the end of the millenium, I thought it might be >nice to reflect back on the opera recordings of the century and select >some definitive recordings. ... Yes, but how to pick a definite recordinh of the Ring? They all have their advances... But at least, must haves are: 1. Der Ring des Nibelungen: Moedl/Windgassen/Frantz etc /Furtwaengler (1953) 2. Der Ring des Nibelungen: Nilsson/Windgassen etc /Solti Others excellent performances I want to include are: 3. Die Meistersinger aus Nuernberg: Karajan 4. Eine nacht in Venedig: Steiner (1938) 5. Il Barbiere di Siveglia: Chially And I sit on the detailed info of course... Mats Norrman [log in to unmask]