Summmary of "Never before"

(BOLD TYPE signifies musical excerpt)

Part I
MILTON CROSS announcement / SIEGLINDE / Varnay and Javor / Birth / Early Development / MARIA JAVOR / FORTUNATO DE ANGELIS / The Piano / First Radio / Voice lessons with Mother / Opinions/Guidance/Auditions / Name Change / SIEGLINDE / December 6, 1941

Part II
Edward Johnson / Second Debut / ELSA / The Island God / Marriage / PAUL ALTHOUSE / Dependence to Independence / BRÜNNHILDE / Charisma / Richard Strauss / ORTRUD / AMELIA / SALOME / Ljuba Welitsch / SALOME / Voice and House for Salome / Teresa Stratas / SALOME - First performance - Fritz Reiner

Part III
SENTA / The Learning of Senta / SIEGLINDE / Voices of Flagstad and Varnay / Artistic Inheritance / Spreading Wings / On to Bayreuth / Weigert's health scare / Saving the 1951 BRÜNNHILDE / SANTUZZA / Zinka Milanov / ELEKTRA / Singing Elektra / ELEKTRA

Part IV
The first Marschallin / MARSCHALLIN / Stevens and Novotna / MARSCHALLIN / Tullio Serafin / VENUS / Artistic Unappreciation / Makeup / KUNDRY / The Dance / ELISABETH / Final Meeting with Bing / Privacy and Retirement / ISOLDE


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