Die Walküre discography

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]/Notes
1929	Walter Kirchhoff Olga Schramm-Tschörner Ludwig Weber Henriette Gottlieb	Franz von Hoesslin Orchestre Walter Staram	CD: Gebhardt Cat: JGCD 0016-3 Excerpts
1935	Lauritz Melchior Lotte Lehmann Emanuel List	Bruno Walter Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra	78rpm: HMV Act 1 only, Mono
1935	Paul Althouse Kirsten Flagstad Emanuel List	Artur Bodanzky Metropolitan Opera	CD: Archipel Cat: ARPCD 0039-3 Act 1 only
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
1945	Irene Jessner Herbert Janssen Helen Traubel	Artur Rodzinsky New York Philharmonic	CD: PACO180 Act three only
1949	Max Lorenz Rose Bampton Joel Berglund Helen Traubel Lyobumir Videnov Kerstin Thorborg	Fritz Stiedry Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus	CD: Archipel Mono, Live
1949	Günther Treptow Hilde Konetzni Ferdinand Frantz Helena Braun Herbert Alsen Rosette Anday	Rudolf Moralt Vienna Philharmonic	CD: Myto
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
1951	Leonie Rysanek Sigurd Björling Astrid Varnay	Herbert von Karajan Bayreuth Festival Orchestra	CD: EMI Act 3 only
1951	Ludwig Suthaus Maria Müller Josef Herrmann Paula Buchner Josef Greindl Margarete Klose	Ferenc Fricsay Deutsche Oper Berlin	CD: Myto
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
1953	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
1954	Max Lorenz Martha Mödl Hans Hotter Astrid Varnay Josef Greindl 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
1956	Wolfgang Windgassen Gré Brouwenstijn Hans Hotter Astrid Varnay Josef Greindl Georgine von Milinkovic	Hans Knappertsbusch Bayreuth Festival Orchestra	CD: Orfeo
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 1967 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
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
1975	Alberto Remedios Margaret Curphey Norman Bailey Rita Hunter Clifford Grant Ann Howard	Reginald Goodall English National Opera	CD: Chandos
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 Gabriele 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
2006	Robert Gambill Eva-Maria Westbroek Willard White Eva Johansson Mikhail Petrenko Lilli Paasikivi	Simon Rattle Berlin Philharmonic	DVD: Bel Air Classiques
2006	Stig Fogh Andersen Gitta-Marie Sjöberg James Johnson Iréne Theorin Stephen Milling Randi Stene	Michael Schønwandt Royal Danish Orchestra	DVD: Decca
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 Vitaliji Kowaljow Nina Stemme John Tomlinson Ekaterina Gubanova	Daniel Barenboim Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus	DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 101694 Blu-ray DVD, Live
2011	Stig Fogh Andersen Yvonne Howard Egils Siliņš 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
2019	Michael Weinius Sarah Ferede James Rutherford Linda Watson Łukasz Konieczny Katarzyna Kuncio	Axel Kober Duisburg Philharmonic	CD: cAvi
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

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

Sources

Operaclass Die Walküre discography, accessed 19 November 2009

[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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