Die Walküre discography

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This is a partial discography of Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre. 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,
Emanuel List 		Bruno Walter
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 		78rpm: HMV
Act 1 only, Mono
1936 Lauritz Melchior, Lotte Lehmann,
Friedrich Schorr, Kirsten Flagstad,
Emanuel List, Kathryn Meisle 		Fritz Reiner
San Francisco Opera Orchestra 		CD: Music & Arts CD-1272
Act 2 only, Mono, Live
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
1949 Max Lorenz, Rose Bampton,
Joel Berglund, Helen Traubel,
Lyobumir Videnov, Kerstin Thorborg 		Fritz Stiedry
Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus 		CD: Archipel
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
1959 Ramón Vinay, Amy Shuard
Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay
Kurt Böhme, Ursula Boese 		Franz Konwitschny
Royal Opera House orchestra & chorus 		CD: Walhall
Cat: WLCD 0316
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
1973 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
1997 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 Peter Seiffert, Waltraud Meier
John Tomlinson, Gabrielle Schnaut
Kurt Rydl, Mihoko Fujimura 		Zubin Mehta
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 		CD: Farao
Cat: A 108088
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
2008 Stuart Skelton, Yvonne Naef
Falk Struckmann, Deborah Polaski
Mikhail Petrenko, Jeanne Piland 		Simone Young
Philharmoniker Hamburg 		CD: Oehms Classics
CAT: OC 929
Stereo, 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
2010 Jonas Kaufmann, Eva-Maria Westbroek
Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt
Hans-Peter König, Stephanie Blythe 		James Levine
Metropolitan Opera orchestra 		DVD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 073 4855
Blu-ray DVD, Live
2010 Simon O'Neill, Waltraud Meier
, Nina Stemme
John Tomlinson, 		Daniel Barenboim
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus 		DVD: Arthaus Musik
Cat: 101694
Blu-ray DVD, Live
2011 Stig Fogh Andersen, Yvonne Howard
Egils Silins, Susan Bullock
Clive Bayley, Susan Bickley 		Mark Elder
The Hallé 		CD: Hallé
Cat: CD HLD 7531
Stereo, Live
2011 Frank van Aken, Eva-Maria Westbroek
Terje Stensvold, Susan Bullock
Ain Anger, Martina Dike 		Sebastian Weigle
Frankfurt Opera orchestra 		CD: Oehms
Cat: OC 936
Stereo Live
2011 Christopher Ventris, Eric Halfvarson,
Albert Dohmen, Waltraud Meier,
Katarina Dalayman, Janina Baechle 		Christian Thielemann
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera 		CD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 0289 479 1560 7
(complete Ring) Stereo, Live
2012 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)
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
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
2016 Stuart Skelton, Heidi Melton
Matthias Goerne, Petra Lang
Falk Struckmann, Michelle DeYoung 		Jaap van Zweden,
Hong Kong Philharmonic 		CD: Naxos
Cat: 866039497
Stereo, Live
2020 Stuart Skelton, Emily Magee,
John Lundgren, Nina Stemme,
Ain Anger, Sarah Connolly 		Antonio Pappano,
Royal Opera House orchestra, Keith Warner, stage director 		DVD:Opus Arte
Cat:OA1308D
2020 Stuart Skelton, Eva-Maria Westbroek,
James Rutherford, Iréne Theorin,
Eric Halfvarson, Elisabeth Kulman 		Simon Rattle,
Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 		CD:BR-Klassik
Cat:900177

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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