Opera Excerpt Battle 25


Welcome to the Quarter Finals!

Please enjoy the two latest selections, and then vote for your favorite. Thank you for participating.

Salome (Strauss)
Das Rheingold (Wagner)

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Which excerpt do you like better?
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Take a gander at this epic bracket!

Thank you to our generous friend Roger Cutts, Principal Trombone of the Welsh National Opera, who recorded maaaany opera excerpts from the trombone section’s perspective. Thirty-two of his videos have been competing ferociously all month but only one will reign supreme.