CREDITS

FanFaire 1997/98

The Metropolitan Opera, for generously providing production photos/slides of scenes from its 1997 production of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" taken by Winnie Klotz and Johan Elbers; special thanks to Jonathan Tichler of the Press Department for his cooperation;

Hildegard Behrens, for giving us much of her precious time and for providing some photographs, and last but not least, for her supreme kindness and magnanimity;

Paul Cates, of Herbert H. Breslin, Inc. for providing photographs (taken by Christian Steiner) and other informational materials on Ms. Behrens, and for his generous cooperation;

Gaston Ormazabal, for generously sharing his photographs and detailed biographic profile of Ms. Behrens.

Colbert Artists Management, Inc. in particular, Herb Lopez, for providing photographs and other informational materials on Mr. James Morris;

Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich, for sharing some of his precious time;

Columbia Artists Management, Inc., in particular Jonathan Brill and David Blakiston, for providing photographs and other materials on Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich;

Robert Sandla, Editor-in-Chief of Stagebill for granting permission to reprint Golden Rules;

Karen Keltner, Associate Conductor and Music Administrator of the San Diego Opera for her enthusiastic support and encouragement;

Peter Wolff of Polygram Records (Los Angeles office) for his kind encouragement and support;

Virginia Papaia of Virgin Mega Store (Costa Mesa, CA.) for her kind encouragement and support;

Ian Campbell, General Director of the San Diego Opera from whose radio broadcasts we borrowed the phrase "...music worth seeing";

Karin Reinhardt, for her kind assistance in the translation of German articles;

John Pew of Vivid Solutions, Inc. whose book "Instant Java" served as a valuable resource in the construction of this website.

Steven Johnson of LA Opera, for providing production photos of "Salome".

The sound clips used in this issue were excerpted from the following sources:

Home page, About FanFaire:Richard Wagner, "Ride of the Valkyries", from Act 3, Scene 1 of "Die Walkure". The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (Conductor); Deutsche Gramophone 423 389-2 GH4; Polydor International GmbH 1988;

Cover page: Richard Wagner, "Heil dir, Sonne! Heil dir, Licht!" , from Act 3 of "Siegfried". The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (Conductor), Hildegard Behrens (Soprano). The Compact "Ring" : Great Moments from Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung. Deutsche Gramophone D144350 (437-825-2); Polydor International GmbH 1989, 1991;

Cover story, More about Behrens, Behrens on Behrens, Behrens Recordings, James Morris page: Richard Wagner, Music from Act 3, Scene 3 of "Die Walkure"; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (Conductor), Hildegard Behrens (Soprano); Deutsche Gramophone 423 389-2 GH4; Polydor International GmbH 1988;

Wagner page, Wagner Operas: Richard Wagner, Music from "Vorspiel" (Prelude), from "Tristan und Isolde" Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan (Conductor); Wagner-Karajan (Karajan Gold), Deutsche Gramophone D108695 (439 022-2); Polydor International GmbH 1984;

Ring of the Nibelung page, Ring at the MET page: Richard Wagner, Music from Act 3 of "Gotterdammerung", The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (Conductor)The Compact "Ring" : Great Moments from Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung; Deutsche Gramophone D144350 (437-825-2); Polydor International GmbH 1989, 1991;

Rostropovich page, Richter page: Ludwig von Beethoven, Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No.2, for Cello and Piano, Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (1963, 1967); Beethoven: Complete Music for Cello and Piano; Philips D206206 (442 566-2), Philips Classics Productions 1994

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