- Die Walküre discography
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This is a partial discography of the opera Die Walküre by Richard Wagner. It was first performed at the National Theatre Munich on 26 June 1870.
List
Year Cast
(Siegmund, Sieglinde,
Wotan, Brünnhilde,
Hunding, Fricka)Conductor
OrchestraLabel[1]
Catalog #
Mono/Stereo, Live/Studio1941 Lauritz Melchior, Astrid Varnay,
Friedrich Schorr, Helen Traubel,
Alexander Kipnis, Kerstin ThorborgErich Leinsdorf
Metropolitan Opera OrchestraCD: Naxos
Cat: 8.110058-60
Mono, Live1950 Günther Treptow, Hilde Konetzni,
Ferdinand Frantz, Kirsten Flagstad,
Ludwig Weber, Elisabeth HöngenWilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala MilanCD: Opera d'Oro
Cat: OPD1501 (complete Ring))[2]
Mono, Live1951 Torsten Ralf, Helene Werth,
Ludwig Hofmann, Gertrude Grob-Prandl,
Herbert Alsen, Georgine von MilinkovicRobert F. Denzler
Orchestre de la Suisse RomandeCD: Walhall
Cat: WLCD 0134
Mono, Live from Geneva 19511953 Ramon Vinay, Regina Resnik,
Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay,
Josef Greindl, Ira MalaniukClemens Krauss
Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleCD: Gala
Cat: GL 100.652
Mono, Live1954 Ludwig Suthaus, Leonie Rysanek,
Ferdinand Frantz, Martha Mödl,
Gottlob Frick, Margarete KloseWilhelm Furtwängler
Wiener PhilharmonikerCD: EMI
Cat: CHS 7 63045 2
Mono, Studio1955 Ramón Vinay, Gré Brouwenstijn,
Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay,
Josef Greindl, Georgine von MilinkovicJoseph Keilberth
Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleCD: Testament
Cat: SBT41391
Stereo, Live1957 Ramón Vinay, Sylvia Fisher,
Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson,
Friedrich Dalberg, Georgine von MilinkovicRudolf Kempe
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent GardenCD: Testament
Cat: SBT131426 (complete Ring)
Mono, Live1961 Jon Vickers, Gré Brouwenstijn,
George London, Birgit Nilsson,
David Ward, Rita GorrErich Leinsdorf
London Symphony OrchestraCD: Decca
Cat: 430 391-2
Stereo, Studio1965 James King, Régine Crespin,
Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson,
Gottlob Frick, Christa LudwigGeorg Solti
Wiener PhilharmonikerCD: Decca
Cat: 414 105-2
Stereo, Studio1966 Jon Vickers, Gundula Janowitz,
Thomas Stewart, Régine Crespin,
Martti Talvela, Josephine VeaseyHerbert von Karajan
Berliner PhilharmonikerCD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 415 145-2
Stereo, Studio1967 James King, Leonie Rysanek,
Theo Adam, Birgit Nilsson,
Gerd Nienstedt, Annelies BurmeisterKarl Böhm
Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleCD: Philips
Cat: 412 478-2
Stereo, Live1980 Peter Hofmann, Jeannine Altmeyer,
Donald McIntyre, Gwyneth Jones,
Matti Salminen, Hanna SchwarzPierre Boulez
Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleCD: Philips
Cat: 434 422-2
Stereo, Studio1981 Siegfried Jerusalem, Jessye Norman,
Theo Adam, Jeannine Altmeyer,
Kurt Moll, Yvonne MintonMarek Janowski
Sächsische Staatskapelle DresdenCD: Eurodisc (original), RCA (reissue)
Cat: RCA 7 4321 45417 2 (complete Ring cycle)
Stereo, Studio1987 Gary Lakes, Jessye Norman,
James Morris, Hildegard Behrens,
Kurt Moll, Christa LudwigJames Levine
Metropolitan Opera OrchestraCD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 423 389-2
Stereo, Studio1988 Reiner Goldberg, Cheryl Studer,
James Morris, Éva Marton,
Matti Salminen, Waltraud MeierBernard Haitink
Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen RundfunksCD: EMI
Cat: CDS 7 49534 2
Stereo, Studio1989 Robert Schunk, Julia Varady,
Robert Hale, Hildegard Behrens,
Kurt Moll, Marjana LipovšekWolfgang Sawallisch
Orchester der Bayerische StaatsoperCD: EMI
Cat: 724357273121 (complete Ring)
Stereo, Live1992 Poul Elming, Nadine Secunde,
John Tomlinson, Anne Evans,
Matthias Hölle, Linda FinnieDaniel Barenboim
Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleCD: Teldec
Cat: 4509-91186-2
Stereo, Live1995 Edward Cook, Gabriele Maria Ronge,
John Wegner, Carla Pohl,
Frode Olsen, Zlatomira NikolovaGünter Neuhold
Badische Staatskapelle
(Recording of a performance in Karlsruhe)CD: Brilliant Classics (licensed from Bella Musica)
Cat: 99801 (complete Ring)[3]
Stereo, Live2002-2003 Robert Gambill, Angela Denoke,
Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Renate Behle,
Attila Jun, Tichina VaughnLothar Zagrosek
Orchester der Staatsoper Stuttgart
(Audio and video recordings made at performances at the Württemburgische Staatsoper, Stuttgart)CD: Naxos Records
Cat: 8.660172-74
DVD: TDK "Mediactive"
Cat: DV-OPRDNW
Stereo (SACD), Live2004 Stuart Skelton, Deborah Riedel,
John Bröcheler, Lisa Gasteen,
Richard Green, Elizabeth CampbellAsher Fisch
Adelaide Symphony OrchestraCD: Melba
Cat: MR 301091-94
Stereo (SACD), Live2009 Endrik Wottrich, Eva-Maria Westbroek,
Albert Dohmen, Linda Watson,
Kwangchul Youn, Michelle BreedtChristian Thielemann
Orchester der Bayreuther FestspieleCD: Opus Arte
Cat: OACD9000BD (complete Ring)
Stereo, LiveReferences
- Notes
- ^ Recordings of Die Walküre on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ "Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete cycle)". Allegro Music. http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=OPD31501. Retrieved 25 july 2010.
- ^ Fifield, Christopher (May 2002). "Richard Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen". MusicWeb International. http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/May02/Wagner_Brilliant.htm. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- Sources
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