''Die Walküre'' discography

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.

Recordings

Year Cast
(Siegmund, Sieglinde, Wotan,
Brünnhilde, Hunding, Fricka)		 Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra		 Label[1]
1935 Lauritz Melchior, Lotte Lehmann,
Emmanuel List		 Bruno Walter
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra		 78rpm: HMV
Act 1 only, Mono
1940 Lauritz Melchior, Marjorie Lawrence,
Julius Huehn, Kirsten Flagstad,
Emanuel List, Karin Branzell		 Erich Leinsdorf
Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus		 CD: Sony Classical
Cat: 88765-42717-2
Mono, Live
1941 Lauritz Melchior, Astrid Varnay,
Friedrich Schorr, Helen Traubel,
Alexander Kipnis, Kerstin Thorborg		 Erich Leinsdorf
Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus		 CD: Naxos
Cat: 8.110058-60
Mono, Live
1944 Lauritz Melchior, Rose Bampton,
Helen Traubel, Herbert Janssen,
Alexander Kipnis, Kerstin Thorborg		 George Szell
Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus		 CD: MYTO
Cat: 022.H065
Mono, Live
1950 Günther Treptow, Hilde Konetzni,
Ferdinand Frantz, Kirsten Flagstad,
Ludwig Weber, Elisabeth Höngen		 Wilhelm Furtwängler
Teatro alla Scala orchestra & chorus		 CD: Opera d'Oro
Cat: OPD1501[2]
(complete Ring) Mono, Live
1951 Torsten Ralf, Helene Werth,
Ludwig Hofmann, Gertrude Grob-Prandl,
Herbert Alsen, Georgine von Milinkovic		 Robert F. Denzler
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande		 CD: Walhall
Cat: WLCD 0134
Mono, Live
1953 Ramon Vinay, Regina Resnik,
Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay,
Josef Greindl, Ira Malaniuk		 Clemens Krauss
Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus		 CD: Gala Records
Cat: GL 100.652
Mono, Live
Wolfgang Windgassen, Hilde Konetzni,
Ferdinand Frantz, Martha Mödl,
Gottlob Frick, Elsa Cavelti		 Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro della RAI		 CD: EMI
Cat: CHS 7 63045 2
Mono, Studio
1954 Ludwig Suthaus, Leonie Rysanek,
Ferdinand Frantz, Martha Mödl,
Gottlob Frick, Margarete Klose		 Wilhelm Furtwängler
Vienna Philharmonic		 CD: EMI
Cat: CHS 7 63045 2
Mono, Studio
Max Lorenz, Martha Mödl,
Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay,
Gottlob Frick, Georgine von Milinkovic		 Joseph Keilberth
Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus		 CD: Archipel
Cat: CHS 7 63045 2
Mono, Live
1955 Ramón Vinay, Gré Brouwenstijn,
Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay,
Josef Greindl, Georgine von Milinkovic		 Joseph Keilberth
Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus		 CD: Testament
Cat: SBT41391
Stereo, Live
1957 Ramón Vinay, Sylvia Fisher,
Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson,
Friedrich Dalberg, Georgine von Milinkovic		 Rudolf Kempe
Royal Opera House orchestra & chorus		 CD: Testament
Cat: SBT131426
(complete Ring) Mono, Live
1961 Jon Vickers, Gré Brouwenstijn,
George London, Birgit Nilsson,
David Ward, Rita Gorr		 Erich Leinsdorf
London Symphony Orchestra		 CD: Decca
Cat: 430 391-2
Stereo, Studio
1965 James King, Régine Crespin,
Hans Hotter, Birgit Nilsson,
Gottlob Frick, Christa Ludwig		 Georg Solti
Vienna Philharmonic		 CD: Decca
Cat: 414 105-2
Stereo, Studio
1966 Jon Vickers, Gundula Janowitz,
Thomas Stewart, Régine Crespin,
Martti Talvela, Josephine Veasey		 Herbert von Karajan
Berlin Philharmonic		 CD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 415 145-2
Stereo, Studio
1967 Jess Thomas, Helga Dernesch,
Theo Adam, Anja Silja,
NN, Grace Hoffman		 Thomas Schippers
Bayreuth Festival orchestra
(at Osaka International Festival)		 DVD: Premiere Opera
Cat: 5853
Live
James King, Leonie Rysanek,
Theo Adam, Birgit Nilsson,
Gerd Nienstedt, Annelies Burmeister		 Karl Böhm
Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus		 CD: Philips
Cat: 412 478-2
Stereo, Live
1980 Peter Hofmann, Jeannine Altmeyer,
Donald McIntyre, Gwyneth Jones,
Matti Salminen, Hanna Schwarz		 Pierre Boulez
Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus		 CD: Philips
Cat: 434 422-2
Stereo, Studio
1981 Siegfried Jerusalem, Jessye Norman,
Theo Adam, Jeannine Altmeyer,
Kurt Moll, Yvonne Minton		 Marek Janowski
Staatskapelle Dresden orchestra & chorus		 CD: Eurodisc / RCA
Cat: RCA 7 4321 45417 2
(complete Ring) Stereo, Studio
1987 Gary Lakes, Jessye Norman,
James Morris, Hildegard Behrens,
Kurt Moll, Christa Ludwig		 James Levine
Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus		 CD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 423 389-2
Stereo, Studio
1988 Reiner Goldberg, Cheryl Studer,
James Morris, Éva Marton,
Matti Salminen, Waltraud Meier		 Bernard Haitink
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra		 CD: EMI
Cat: CDS 7 49534 2
Stereo, Studio
1989 Robert Schunk, Julia Varady,
Robert Hale, Hildegard Behrens,
Kurt Moll, Marjana Lipovšek		 Wolfgang Sawallisch
Bavarian State Opera orchestra & chorus		 CD: EMI
Cat: 724357273121
(complete Ring) Stereo, Live
1992 Poul Elming, Nadine Secunde,
John Tomlinson, Anne Evans,
Matthias Hölle, Linda Finnie		 Daniel Barenboim
Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus		 CD: Teldec
Cat: 4509-91186-2
Stereo, Live
Poul Elming, Alessandra Marc,
Robert Hale, Gabriele Schnaut,
Alfred Muff, Anja Silja		 Christoph von Dohnányi
Cleveland Orchestra		 CD: Decca
Cat: 440 371-2
Stereo, Studio
1995 Edward Cook, Gabriele Maria Ronge,
John Wegner, Carla Pohl,
Frode Olsen, Zlatomira Nikolova		 Günter Neuhold
Badische Staatskapelle		 CD: Brilliant Classics
Cat: 99801[3]
(complete Ring) Stereo, Live
2002–2003 Robert Gambill, Angela Denoke,
Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Renate Behle,
Attila Jun, Tichina Vaughn		 Lothar Zagrosek
Staatsoper Stuttgart orchestra & chorus
(Recordings at Württembergische Staatsoper)		 CD: Naxos Records
Cat: 8.660172-74
DVD: TDK "Mediactive"
Cat: DV-OPRDNW
Stereo (SACD), Live
2003–2004 Richard Berkeley-Steele, Linda Watson,
Falk Struckmann, Deborah Polaski,
Eric Halfvarson, Lioba Braun		 Bertrand de Billy
Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu		 DVD: Opus Arte
ASIN: B000IFRPY6
Surround Sound, Live
2004 Stuart Skelton, Deborah Riedel,
John Bröcheler, Lisa Gasteen,
Richard Green, Elizabeth Campbell		 Asher Fisch
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra		 CD: Melba
Cat: MR 301091-94
Stereo (SACD), Live
2009 Endrik Wottrich, Eva-Maria Westbroek,
Albert Dohmen, Linda Watson,
Kwangchul Youn, Michelle Breedt		 Christian Thielemann
Bayreuth Festival orchestra & chorus		 CD: Opus Arte
Cat: OACD9000BD
(complete Ring) Stereo, Live
2013 Robert Dean Smith, Melanie Diener
Tomasz Konieczny, Petra Lang
Timo Riihonen, Iris Vermillion		 Marek Janowski
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Berlin Radio Choir		 SACD: PENTATONE
Cat: PTC 5186407
Stereo (SACD), Live
Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Kampe,
René Pape, Nina Stemme,
Mikhail Petrenko, Ekaterina Gubanova		 Valery Gergiev
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra		 CD: Mariinsky Label
Cat: MAR0527
Stereo (4 x Hybrid SACD)
2014 Stuart Skelton, Margaret Jane Wray,
Greer Grimsley, Alwyn Mellor,
Andrea Silverstrelli, Stephanie Blythe		 Asher Fisch
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Seattle Opera Chorus		 CD: Avie Records
Cat: AV2313
(complete Ring) Stereo, Live

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Recordings of Die Walküre on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
  2. ↑ "Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete cycle)". Allegro Music. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Fifield, Christopher (May 2002). "Richard Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
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