Brenda Roberts stars as the youngest Bayreuth Brünnhilde in history (1974)
Brenda Roberts was the youngest soprano ever to sing Wagner’s Brünnhilde at the Bayreuth Festival. She sang the part in the 1974 production Siegfried. This excerpt features the “love duet” between Brünnhilde (Brenda Roberts, soprano) and Siegfried (Jean Cox, tenor). Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus with Horst Stein conducting the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.
Brenda Roberts sings the world premiere of Hindemith’s Drei Gesänge für Sopran und Orchester, Op. 9 (1974 radio broadcast)
Live broadcast recording from the world premiere of Paul Hindemith's Drei Gesänge. Recorded live on September 6th, 1974, by the Hessischer Rundfunk at the Funkhaus am Dornbusch, Frankfurt, Germany. Orchestra: Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt & Boston Symphony Conductor: Hermann Michael Soloist: Brenda Roberts.
Brenda Roberts as Queen Agave in Egon Wellesz: Die Bakchantinnen (Act 1)
Featured here is the first act of Egon Wellesz’s ‘Die Bakchantinnen’—an opera in 2 Acts on his own libretto based on Euripides, featuring the Wiener Singakademie and the ORF-Symphonieorchester conducted by Peter Gülke. Recorded live at the Vienna Konzerthaus on December 22nd, 1985.
Brenda Roberts as Queen Agave in Egon Wellesz: Die Bakchantinnen (Act 2)
Featured here is the second act of Egon Wellesz’s ‘Die Bakchantinnen’—an opera in 2 Acts on his own libretto based on Euripides, featuring the Wiener Singakademie and the ORF-Symphonieorchester conducted by Peter Gülke. Recorded live at the Vienna Konzerthaus on December 22nd, 1985.
Brenda Roberts singing Leonore's aria from Beethoven’s opera Fidelio (Antwerpen, 1986)
Brenda Roberts singing the title role of Leonore in Beethoven’s opera Fidelio. Recorded live at the Opera Vlaanderen in Antwerp, Belgium.
Brenda Roberts as Leonore in Beethoven’s Fidelio (Bad Hersfeld, Germany)
Brenda Roberts singing the aria of Leonore in the opera Fidelio of Ludwig van Beethoven. This is Nr. 9 in the opera, "Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin!" She is referring to Pizarro who threw her husband Florestan into prison. Leonore is on a quest to find her husband and free him. She dresses as a boy and becomes the assistant of the prison guard.
Brenda Roberts staring as Salome in the 1987 production of Strauss’ opera in Ghent, Belgium (part 1/2)
Brenda Roberts staring as Salome in the 1987 production of Richard Strauss’ opera ‘Salome’ at the Opera Vlaanderen in Ghent, Belgium, with Frits Celis conducting the Symphony Orchestra of the Vlammse Opera. This excerpt features Roberts singing the famous Schlußgesang (part 1 of 2).
Brenda Roberts singing the world premiere title role of Medea by Friedhelm Döhl at the Kiel Opera, Germany (1990)
Brenda Roberts singing the titel role in Medea of Friedhelm Döhl at the Kiel Opera in Germany with Klauspeter Seibel as conductor. Third act Monologue of Medea.
Brenda Roberts staring as Salome in the 1987 production of Strauss’ opera in Ghent, Belgium (part 2/2)
Brenda Roberts staring as Salome in the 1987 production of Richard Strauss’ opera ‘Salome’ at the Opera Vlaanderen in Ghent, Belgium, with Frits Celis conducting the Symphony Orchestra of the Vlammse Opera. This excerpt features Roberts singing the famous Schlußgesang (part 2 of 2).