Your mention of hearing the prompter on older recordings brings to mind that one of my favorite recordings of Der Ring des Nibelungen, Karl Bohm’s 1967 Bayreuth performance on Phillips, can at times become unlistenable if my mood cannot handle the whispering prompter.
Your mention of hearing the prompter on older recordings brings to mind that one of my favorite recordings of Der Ring des Nibelungen, Karl Bohm’s 1967 Bayreuth performance on Phillips, can at times become unlistenable if my mood cannot handle the whispering prompter.
A very useful, well-prepared overview of opera prompting by a professional prompter