(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1929(SE) - Hoesslin Franz von - Orchestre Walter Staram*
2 1937(LI) - Bodanzky Artur - Metropolitan Opera*
3 1947(LI) - Kleiber Erich - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
4 1948(RA) - Moralt Rudolf - Wiener Symphoniker*
5 1948(RA) - Zillig Winfried - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks*
6 1950(LI) - Furtwängler Wilhelm - Teatro alla Scala*
7 1950(RA) - Schröder Kurt - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks*
8 1951(LI) - Ackermann Otto - Berner Stadtorchester*
9 1951(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Bayreuth Festival*
10 1951(LI) - Stiedry Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*
11 1952(LI) - Keilberth Joseph - Bayreuth Festival*
12 1952(RA) - Schüchter Wilhelm - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks*
13 1953(LI) - Keilberth Joseph - Bayreuth Festival*
14 1953(LI) - Krauss Clemens - Bayreuth Festival*
15 1953(RA) - Furtwängler Wilhelm - RAI Roma*
16 1955(LC) - Keilberth Joseph - Bayreuth Festival*
17 1956(LI) - Knappertsbusch Hans - Bayreuth Festival*
18 1957(LI) - Kempe Rudolf - Covent Garden*
19 1957(LI) - Knappertsbusch Hans - Bayreuth Festival*
20 1957(LI) - Stiedry Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*
21 1958(LI) - Knappertsbusch Hans - Bayreuth Festival*
22 1958(STU) - Solti Georg - Wiener Philharmoniker*
23 1959(SE) - Kempe Rudolf - Staatskapelle Berlin*
24 1960(LI) - Kempe Rudolf - Bayreuth Festival*
25 1961(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
26 1962(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Gürzenich-Orchester Köln*
27 1962(LI) - Wallberg Heinz - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
28 1966(LC) - Böhm Karl - Bayreuth Festival*
29 1967(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker*
30 1968(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker*
31 1968(RA) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - RAI Roma*
32 1968(STU) - Swarowsky Hans - Großes Symphonieorchester*
33 1972(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Sadler's Wells Opera*
34 1974(LC) - Goodall Reginald - English National Opera*
35 1974;1978(FI) - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker**
36 1975(LI) - Ehrling Sixten - Metropolitan Opera*
37 1975(LI) - Stein Horst - Bayreuth Festival*
38 1976(LI) - Boulez Pierre - Bayreuth Festival*
39 1976(LI) - Stein Horst - Wiener Staatsoper*
40 1977(LI) - Boulez Pierre - Bayreuth Festival*
41 1978(LI) - Davis Colin - Covent Garden*
42 1980(STU) - Boulez Pierre - Bayreuth Festival***
43 1980(STU) - Janowski Marek - Dresdner Staatskapelle*
44 1983(LI) - Solti Georg - Bayreuth Festival*
45 1984(LI) - Asahina Takashi - New Japan Philharmonic*
46 1985(LI) - Waart Edo De - San Francisco Opera**
47 1988 (STU) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
48 1988(STU) - Haitink Bernard - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
49 1989(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper***
50 1990(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**
51 1991 - Barenboim Daniel - Bayreuth Festival***
52 1993(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Chicago Lyric Opera*
53 1994(LI) - Levine James - Bayreuth Festival*
54 1994(STU) - Dohnányi Christoph von - Cleveland Orchestra*
55 1995(LI) - Neuhold Günter - Badische Staatskapelle*
56 1995(LI) - Waart Edo De - Sydney Symphony Orchestra*
57 1998(LI) - Kuhn Gustav - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*
58 1999(LI) - Haenchen Hartmut - Residentie Orkest**
59 2000(LI) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Bayreuth Festival*
60 2002(LI) - Fischer Adám - Bayreuth Festival*
61 2002(LI) - Zagrosek Lothar - Staatsorchester Stuttgart***
62 2004(LC) - Fisch Asher - Adelaide Symphony Orchestra*
63 2004(LI) - Billy Bertrand De - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
64 2004(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Covent Garden***
65 2004{LI) - Rattle Simon - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment*
66 2005(LI) - Haenchen Hartmut - Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Franz von Hoesslin - 1929(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Walter Staram
Wotan - Ludwig Weber
Loge - Walter Kirchhoff
Erda - Margarete Klose
Woglinde - Olga Schramm-Tschörner
Wellgunde - Anny Konetzni
Floßhilde - Emmy Neiendorff
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Black Disc; - Pathé X 7196, X 7197, X 7198 (side 1) (5x78-sides} (1929)ª
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0016-3 (+excerpts from other Ring Operas +Tristan und Isolde - duet - Kirchhof & Bäumer +Der fliegende Holläder - excerpts - Reiner (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2000 p.122 [AB]
Opera - September 2000 pp.1133-1134 [RG]
Opera News - September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2000 pp.289-291 [WY]
International Record Review - April 2000 pp.102-103 [MT]
Classical Express - Issue No.120 March 2000 p.3 [MT]
American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.266 [KM]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.86 [TF]
Comments:- This recording is reported to have been made at the time of a Wagner Festival inParis. According to L'Avant Scène Opera No.6/7 p.184 this took place in 1929 andDas Rheingold was performed in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 20 June 1929. Other sources give the year as 1928 or 1930
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1937(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - Friedrich Schorr
Fricka - Karin Branzell
Loge - René Maison
Mime - Karl Laufkötter
Alberich - Eduard Habich
Freia - Dorothee Manski
Froh - Hans Clemens
Donner - Julius Huehn
Erda - Doris Doe
Fasolt - Norman Cordon
Fafner - Emanuel List
Woglinde - Stella Andreva
Wellgunde - Irra Petina
Floßhilde - Doris Doe
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 249 {2LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 4 {2CDS} (1994)ª; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110047-48 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Guild Music GMCD 2221/2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.501106 (cycle made up of performances in 1936, 1937, 1941) {11CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.102 [AB]
Orpheus - April 1995 S.63; Dezember 2000 S.77 [DN]; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81-S.82 [LS]
Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.90
Diapason - No.406 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.134; No.464 novembre 1999 p.134 [AT]
International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 p.83 [MT]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]
Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.73
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the MET in Boston (3 April 1937). This was performed in two acts but on the Naxos CDs these have been «bridged» into «musical continuity...as seamlessly as possible». In the CDs issued by Guild Erda's music (Weiche, Wotan, weiche...) as sung by Doris Doe has been replaced by a Victor recording with Kerstin Thorborg, conducted by Karl Riedel. Also, as on the Naxos CDs, the intermission has been removed.
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Elsa Cavelti
Loge - Set Svanholm
Mime - Roberto Maggiolo
Alberich - Fred Destal
Freia - Nilda Hofmann
Froh - Umberto di Toto
Donner - Angelo Mattiello
Erda - Lydia Kinderman
Fasolt - Jorge Dantón
Fafner - Emanuel List
Woglinde - Mafalda Rinaldi
Wellgunde - Olga Chelavine
Floßhilde - Zaira Negroni
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0036 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 p.110 (mention) [AB]
Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]
American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.261 [JPM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 p.86 [PN]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (August 1947). The date given in the review in ARG is «July 8 1947», but according to the archive that was in the website of Teatro Colón (click link below) Das Rheingold was not performed in July 1947, but only on 5, 7, 20 August 1947.
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1948(RA)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Elisabeth Höngen
Loge - Julius Pölzer
Mime - William Wernigk
Alberich - Adolf Vogel
Freia - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)
Froh - Willy Friedrich
Donner - Alfred Poell
Erda - Rosette Anday
Fasolt - Marjan Rus
Fafner - Herbert Alsen
Woglinde - Esther Réthy
Wellgunde - Martha Rohs
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 962.144 {2CDS} (1996)ª; *Gebhardt JGCD 0040-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.96 [ST]
Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.84 [AT]
Classical Express - Issue 1996 December 1996 p.3
Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention)
International Record Review - April 2002 pp.83-84 [MVA]
Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.114 [TP]
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Conductor Winfried Zillig - 1948(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Wotan - Carl Kronenberg
Fricka - Carin Carlsson
Loge - Joachim Sattler
Mime - Willy Hofmann
Alberich - Jean Stern
Freia - Meta Maria Kopp
Froh - Kurt Wolinsky
Donner - Günther Ambrosius
Erda - Maria-Luise Schirp
Fasolt - Otto von Rohr
Fafner - Wolfgang Etterer
Woglinde - Hanna Clauss
Wellgunde - Christa Ludwig
Floßhilde - Käthe Lindloff
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Compact Disc; - Cantus Classics 500074 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Elisabeth Höngen
Loge - Joachim Sattler
Mime - Peter Markwort
Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer
Freia - Walburga Wegener
Froh - Günther Treptow
Donner - Angelo Mattiello
Erda - Margret Weth-Falke
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Albert Emmerich
Woglinde - Magda Gabory
Wellgunde - Margareta Kenney
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 128 {2LPS} (1972)ª; *Murray Hill 940477 {11LPS} (cycle); Everest Opera Series 473-2 ; Fonit Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 37/3
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 26; Music & Arts CD-914 (cycle); Hunt WFE 301/351 (cycle); Arkadia 351.12; (cycle); Virtuoso 2699082 (cycle); Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.131 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0018 (cycle) {12CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.654 [AB]; December 1996 p.151; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]
Opera - June 1997 p.748
Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.111
Opera News - October 1996 p.44
Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.416
Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.14; Mai 2000 S.61 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.275
Diapason - No.473 septembre 2000 p.114 [AT]
International Record Review - June 2000 pp.112-114 [MA]: December 2000 p.128 [MT]
Classic CD - November 1996 p.98
BBC Music Magazine - December 1996 p.77
American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 pp.239-241
Répertoire - No.133 mars 2000 p.84 No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 pp.114-115 [TP]
Répertoire - No.133 mars 2000 p.84No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 pp.114-115 [TP]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.242 avril 2000 pp.94-95 [SB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.86 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 March 1950)
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Conductor Kurt Schröder - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Aga Joesten
Loge - Joachim Sattler
Mime - Willy Hofmann
Alberich - Rolf Heide
Freia - Hertha Wilfert
Froh - Heinrich Bensing
Donner - Sanders Schier
Erda - Marie-Luise Schilp
Fasolt - Otto von Rohr
Fafner - Helmut Fehn
Woglinde - Hanna Clauss
Wellgunde - Christa Ludwig
Floßhilde - Käthe Lindloff
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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90450 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.75 [SS]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]
American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.270 [RVL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 p.86 [VM]
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Conductor Otto Ackermann - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Berner Stadtorchester
Wotan - Heinz Rehfuss
Fricka - Inge Borkh
Loge - Julius Pölzer
Mime - Julius Brombacher
Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer
Fasolt - Manfred Jungwirth
Fafner - Siegfried Tappolet
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Compact Disc; - Archiphon ARC 133/4 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - February 2004 p.30 [JTH]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Berne.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Sigurd Björling
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Loge - Walter Fritz
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl
Freia - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Froh - Wolfgang Windgassen
Donner - Werner Faulhaber
Erda - Ruth Siewert
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg
Woglinde - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Wellgunde - Lore Wißmann
Floßhilde - Herta Töpper
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 516 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Melodram 26107 {2CDS}; Hunt CDKAR 216 {2CDS} Myto «Historical» 2 CD 011 H 054 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0034 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 pp.115-116 [GL]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (11 August 1951; See OPERA October 1951 p.557). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Margaret Harshaw
Loge - Set Svanholm
Mime - Leslie Chabay
Alberich - Lawrence Davidson
Freia - Jarmila Novotná
Froh - Brian Sullivan
Donner - Osie Hawkins
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Jerome Hines
Fafner - Dezsö Ernster
Woglinde - Erna Berger
Wellgunde - Lucine Amara
Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records UORC 276 {2LPS} (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (Also available on compact cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]
Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]
International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]
Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1950). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.35-36.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hermann Uhde
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Loge - Erich Witte
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Inge Borkh
Froh - Wolfgang Windgassen
Donner - Werner Faulhaber
Erda - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hanna Ludwig
Floßhilde - Herta Töpper
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Black Disc - Paragon; Melodram MEL 526 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Paragon PCD 84015/16 {2CDS}; Arlecchino ARL 29-30 {2CDS} Archipel ARPCD 0113/12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2003 pp.79-80 [AB]
Opera News - September 1995 p.56
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.287-288 [WY]
Opéra International - avril 1995 No.190 p.82
Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.107; No.507 octobre 2003 p.141 [ED]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.151
American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.270
International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.81: No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.115 [TP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.67: No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (Reviewed badly by HDR in OPERA September 1952 p.519)
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Res Fischer
Loge - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Lore Hoffmann
Froh - Rudolf Schock
Donner - Josef Metternich
Erda - Res Fischer
Fasolt - Gottlob Frick
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Margot Guillaume
Wellgunde - Erika Köth
Floßhilde - Maria von Ilosvay
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Black Disc - Gramophone 20139 (highlights) {1LP}; Allegro/Elite 3086 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0054-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0133 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.78 [AT]
Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.118 [AT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 pp.84-85 [MCP]
Comments:- The cast given on the GRAMOPHONE and ALLEGRO/ELITE discs is fictitious (See «ARSC Journal» Vol.27 No.1 Spring 1996 p.28)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Loge - Erich Witte
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Bruni Falcon
Froh - Gerhard Stolze
Donner - Hermann Uhde
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher
Floßhilde - Gisela Litz
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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (cycle); Foyer FO 1008 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 536 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 536 {3CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.100014 (cycle) ; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.80 (Allegro LPs) [JH]
Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.21 [ARB]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (25 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast given on the Allegro LPs is fictitious
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Loge - Erich Witte
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Bruni Falcon
Froh - Gerhard Stolze
Donner - Hermann Uhde
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher
Floßhilde - Gisela Litz
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Black Disc; - foyer FO 1008 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 3 4002 {3CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32503.5 (Double Durée) (cycle); foyer 15-CF2011 ;; Gala 100.511 {2CDS}; Gala GL-999791 (cycle) {14CDS}; Urania RMI 1906 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0250 (cycle) {13CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1500 (cycle) {14CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]
Opera News - September 1995 p.56
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.125-127 [CJT]
International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]
Stereophile - August 1988 (Vol.11 No.8) p.156
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Loge - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Julius Patzak
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Elisabeth Grümmer
Froh - Lorenz Fehenberger
Donner - Alfred Poell
Erda - Ruth Siewert
Fasolt - Josef Greindl
Fafner - Gottlob Frick
Woglinde - Sena Jurinac
Wellgunde - Magda Gabory
Floßhilde - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 14 {3LPS} *EMI RLS 702(Cycle); EMI RLS 703;; EMI Electrola 1C 147-02 275/92 (cycle) {18LPS} (1972)ª; EMI EX 290670-3 (cycle) {14LPS} (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 67123-2 (Cycle) {13CDS} (1991)ª; Angel CDZM 67213 (Cycle) {13CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD 0060 (cycle) {12CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.461, p.539 [DC]; January 1973 p.1296 [DST] April 1974 p.1909 [AB]; May 1986 p. [AB]; February 1991 p. [AB]; Septemer 2005 p.75 [MA]
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.221-222 [HF]
Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.60 - S.62 [KL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [VM]
Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176
Comments:- Recorded October, November 1953. See HIGH FIDELITY October 1965 Vol.15 No.9 pp.32-40 for information on earlier attempts to publish this recording
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Loge - Rudolf Lustig
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Hertha Wilfert
Froh - Josef Traxel
Donner - Toni Blankenheim
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Ludwig Weber
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Jutta Vulpius
Wellgunde - Elisabeth Schärtel
Floßhilde - Maria Graf
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Black Disc; - Testament SBTLP 31390 {3LPS} (2006ª; )
Compact Disc; - Testament SBT2 1390 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2007 p.96 [AB]
Opera - July 2007 p.874, p.876 [RM]
Opera News - February 2007 pp.63-64 [MB]
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]
Diapason - No.542 décembre 2006 p.100 [ED]
International Record Review - December 2006 pp.83-84 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.96-97 [DP]
ARSC Journal - Vol.38 No.2 Fall 2007 pp.275-279 [GAG}
Opéra Magazine - No.14 janvier 2007 pp.68-69 [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 pp.95-96 [VM]
Comments:- *Recorded by Decca at performances and rehearsals (July, August 1955). See John Culshaw in «Ring Resounding» p.51
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Loge - Ludwig Suthaus
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Gré Brouwenstijn
Froh - Josef Traxel
Donner - Alfons Herwig
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Josef Greindl
Fafner - Arnold Van Mill
Woglinde - Lore Wißmann
Wellgunde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Floßhilde - Maria von Ilosvay
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1001 (cycle); Music and Arts CD 1009 (Cycle) {13CDS};; Orfeo CDC 660 513 Y (Cycle) {13CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9013 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.92 [AB]; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]; February 2006 p.89 [AB]
Opera - June 1998 p.659 [AB]; May 2006 pp.608-610 [MA]
Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.97 [ST]
Opera News - May 1997 p.62; September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]
Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.261 [HF]; Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.234-236 [JM]
Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.57
Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.112 [AT]; No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106
Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6
Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.15 (mention): issue No.180 June 2007 pp.25-29 [PDB]
American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.293 [JPM]
BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.89 [RC]
ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.2 Fall 1998 p.233 [GAG]: Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 p.297 [GAG]
International Record Review - August 2002 p.77 [MVA]: December 2005 pp.79-80 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.97-99 [GH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.94 diciembre 1996 p.76
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.64: No.53 septiembre 2002 p.86 [PN]: No.89 abril 2006 p.84 [MCP]
Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.67 [PF]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (13 August 1956)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Loge - Erich Witte
Mime - Peter Klein
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Freia - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Froh - Edgar Evans
Donner - Robert Allman
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Kurt Böhme
Fafner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg
Woglinde - Joan Sutherland
Wellgunde - Una Hale
Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04178
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1993
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 September 1957). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated September 20 1957 p.43)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Loge - Ludwig Suthaus
Mime - Gerhard Stolze
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Elisabeth Grümmer
Froh - Josef Traxel
Donner - Toni Blankenheim
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Arnold Van Mill
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Floßhilde - Elisabeth Schärtel
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 58/3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Music & Arts CD 253(3) {3CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 1.0048 (cycle) {14CDS};; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0216 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.747 [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.142-145 [CJT]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 p.59 [SV]
Wagner News - No.111 September 1995 p.13
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (14 August 1957)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - Hermann Uhde
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Loge - Ramón Vinay
Mime - Norman Kelley
Alberich - Lawrence Davidson
Freia - Mariquita Moll
Froh - James McCracken
Donner - Arthur Budney
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Kurt Böhme
Fafner - Dezsö Ernster
Woglinde - Heidi Krall
Wellgunde - Rosalind Elias
Floßhilde - Sandra Warfield
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 709 (& 476); The Opera Lovers RHE 195701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 January 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Rita Gorr
Loge - Fritz Uhl
Mime - Gerhard Stolze
Alberich - Frans Andersson
Freia - Elisabeth Grümmer
Froh - Sándor Kónya
Donner - Erik Saedén
Erda - Maria von Ilosvay
Fasolt - Theo Adam
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann
Floßhilde - Ursula Böse
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 586 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Hunt 2 CDLSMH 34041; Arkadia HP 48013 (Cycle) ; Golden Melodram GM 10052 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 pp.65-66 [FL-2]
Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.127 (mention) [ED]
Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.207
American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.224-225 [JPM]
Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.100 [LB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Wotan - George London
Fricka - Kirsten Flagstad
Loge - Set Svanholm
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Claire Watson
Froh - Waldemar Kmentt
Donner - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Walter Kreppel
Fafner - Kurt Böhme
Woglinde - Oda Balsborg
Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher
Floßhilde - Ira Malaniuk
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Black Disc; - *Decca LXT 5495-5497 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca SXL 2101-2103 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca MET 382-384 {3LPS}; Decca SET 382-384 {3LPS}; Decca Ring 1-22 (Cycle); Decca D100D19 {19LPS} (Cycle); Decca 410 234-1 {14LPS} (Cycle) (1983)ª; Decca 414 101-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª; London A 4340 {3LPS} (1959)ª;; London OSA-1309 {3LPS} (1959)ª; London OS 2507/80 {3LPS}; Melodiya SN 01955-60 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K2W 29; Decca 414 101-4 (1984)ª; Decca 414 100-4 (Cycle)
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 101-2 {3CDS} (1984)ª; Decca(London) 414 100-2 (Cycle) {15CDS}; Decca 455 555-2 (cycle) {14CDS}; Decca 455 556-2 {2CDS} Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90006 (7½ips; 4-track) (1960)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1959 pp.472-473 [AP]; July 1959 pp.50-51 [DST], p.52 [HCS]; September 1968 p.378, p.383 [AR]; December 1968 p.883-884 [AP]; September 1976 p.494 [AB]; August 1977 p.345 [AB]; January 1984 p.852 [JB]; March 1989 p.1498 [AW]; August 1998 p.92 [AB]
Opera - May 1959 p.325; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.27 [RP]
Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [ST]
Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.119 [MSH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.279; Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.145-149 [WH]
Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.132 [CC]
Records and Recordings - March 1959 p.16 [TH]: April 1959 p.15 [TH]
American Record Guide - August 1959 Vol.25 No.12 p.863 [PLM]: August 1960 Vol.26 No.12 p.1018 (open reel tape) [PCP]
Gramophone Record Review - April 1959 p.465 [NC,BJ]
International Classical Record Collector - Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.36 [TP], p.42 [MY]
Classic CD - December 1997 p.84 [MSR]
BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.91 [DB]
Stereophile - January 1998 (Vol.21 No.1) p.101 [RL2]
ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.1 Spring 1998 p.144 [GAG]
High Fidelity Magazine - August 1959 Vol.9 No.8 p.42 [RDD]: September 1960 Vol.10 No.9 pp.100-101 (open reel tape) [RDD]
The Absolute Sound - Issue 98 p.130
Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.67 (mention)
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.61 [JPS]
Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, March 1959 p.441
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Johanna Blatter
Loge - Helmut Melchert
Alberich - Benno Kusche
Froh - Rudolf Schock
Donner - Josef Metternich
Erda - Ruth Siewert
Woglinde - Lisa Otto
Wellgunde - Melitta Muszely
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1984 {1LP} (1963)ª; *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 109 {1LP}; Eterna 8 20 091 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0020352BC {1CD} (1994)ª; Berlin Classics 0032632BC {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.68; October 1963 p.177
Opera - September 1963 pp.636-637 [HDR]
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.420
Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157
Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [AJ]
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Hermann Uhde
Fricka - Herta Töpper
Loge - Gerhard Stolze
Mime - Herold Kraus
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Freia - Ingrid Bjoner
Froh - Georg Paskuda
Donner - Thomas Stewart
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Fasolt - Arnold Van Mill
Fafner - Peter Roth-Ehrgang
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Claudia Hellmann
Floßhilde - Sona Cervená
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 606 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10027 (cycle) {13CDS} (1998)ª; Audiophile Classics APL 101.755.841.842.843 (cycle) {15CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.233-236 [WY];Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.362-364 [HF]
Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.54-55 [SS] ; Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.69 [PJR]: Vol.62 May/June 1999 No.3 p.281 [SDC]
Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]: Issue 115 October 1999 p.8 [MT]
Classic CD - March 2000 p.82 [MSR]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.34-39)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - George London
Fricka - Irene Dalis
Loge - Karl Liebl
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Ralph Herbert
Freia - Heidi Krall
Froh - Robert Nagy
Donner - Norman Mittelman
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Jerome Hines
Fafner - Ernst Wiemann
Woglinde - Martina Arroyo
Wellgunde - Rosalind Elias
Floßhilde - Mignon Dunn
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1128; Bensar BRO 122692 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 December 1961). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.292-293. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» where one of the cast members is given as Hans Hopf, but according to the «MET Annals» he never sang in Das Rheingold at the MET.
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Wotan - George London
Fricka - Elisabeth Schärtel
Loge - Herbert Schachtschneider
Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Ingeborg Kjellgren
Froh - Hermann Winkler
Donner - Karl Sablotzke
Erda - Helen Raab
Fasolt - Gerd Nienstedt
Fafner - Heiner Horn
Woglinde - Liselotte Hammes
Wellgunde - Helen Donath
Floßhilde - Helga Jenckel
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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1004 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.82 [LS]
Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.86 [XC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Cologne (22 May 1962).
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Conductor Heinz Wallberg - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - None
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ursula Böse
Loge - Fritz Uhl
Mime - Herold Kraus
Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer
Freia - Nilda Hofmann
Froh - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Donner - Angel Mattiello
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Fasolt - Arnold Van Mill
Fafner - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Woglinde - Myrtha Garbarini
Wellgunde - Olga Chelavine
Floßhilde - Noemi Souza
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 102 (El Anillo) {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (16 September 1962)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Theo Adam
Fricka - Annelies Burmeister
Loge - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Anja Silja
Froh - Hermin Esser
Donner - Gerd Nienstedt
Erda - Vera Soukupová
Fasolt - Martti Talvela
Fafner - Kurt Böhme
Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert
Wellgunde - Helga Dernesch
Floßhilde - Ruth Hesse
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Black Disc; - *Philips 6747 037 {16LPS} (cycle) (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 412 475-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; Philips 429 325-2 (cycle) {14CDS}; Philips 446 057-2 (cycle) {14CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1973 p.535 [JW]; July 1976 p.211 [AB]; October 1994 p.204 [AB]
Opera Now - November 1994 p.55
Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.82
Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.132 [CC]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Wotan - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Loge - Gerhard Stolze
Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Simone Mangelsdorff
Froh - Donald Grobe
Donner - Robert Kerns
Erda - Oralia Dominguez
Fasolt - Martti Talvela
Fafner - Karl Ridderbusch
Woglinde - Helen Donath
Wellgunde - Edda Moser
Floßhilde - Anna Reynolds
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Black Disc; - D.G.G SLPM 139266 {3LPS} (1968)ª; *D.G.G 104 966-968 {3LPS}; DG 2561 192-94 {3LPS}; DG 2740 145 {3LPS};; DG 2709 023 {3LPS} (USA); D.G.G. 2720 051 (cycle) {19LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Cassette - DG 3378 048 (+Götterdämmerung)
Compact Disc; - DG 415 141-2 {3CDS} (1985)ª; DG 435 211-2 (cycle) {15CDS}; DG «The Originals» 457 780-2 (cycle) {14CDS} ; DG «The Originals» 457 781-2 {2CDS}
Open Reel Tape - D.G.G. 9228 (4-track) (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1968 p.378, p.383 [AR]; January 1969 p.985; February 1979 p.1472 [AB]; July 1985 p. [AB]; April 1992 p.161
Opera - December 1968 p.1004 [HDR]
Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.102 [ST]
Orpheus - März 1973 S.47 [GA]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.285
Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.106 [AT]
Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.69 [LB]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.44 (mention) [JPS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.100 [LB]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Wotan - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Loge - Gerhard Stolze
Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Simone Mangelsdorff
Froh - Donald Grobe
Donner - Robert Kerns
Erda - Oralia Dominguez
Fasolt - Martti Talvela
Fafner - Karl Ridderbusch
Woglinde - Liselotte Rebmann
Wellgunde - Edda Moser
Floßhilde - Anna Reynolds
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Compact Disc - Melodram; Hunt 12CDKAR 223(Cycle)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.23-26 (mention) [LM]
Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Easter Festival (April 1968, see OPERA June 1968 p.464)
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1968(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Wotan - Theo Adam
Fricka - Janis Martin
Loge - Herbert Schachtschneider
Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Leonore Kirschstein
Froh - Hermann Winkler
Donner - Thomas Tipton
Erda - Oralia Dominguez
Fasolt - Gerd Nienstedt
Fafner - Karl Ridderbusch
Woglinde - Hannelore Hammes
Wellgunde - Ingrid Liljeberg
Floßhilde - Ilse Gramatzki
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 03 (Wagner CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Myto 2 MCD 054 316 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.234-236 [JM]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.202 febbraio 2006 pp.82-83 [GL]
Comments:- Recording of a performance first broadcast on 25 April 1968
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Conductor Hans Swarowsky - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Großes Symphonieorchester
Wotan - Rolf Polke
Fricka - Ruth Hesse
Loge - Fritz Uhl
Mime - Herold Kraus
Alberich - Rolf Kühne
Freia - Heidemaria Ferch
Froh - Herbert Doussant
Donner - Rudolf Knoll
Erda - Ursula Böse
Fasolt - Otto von Rohr
Fafner - Takao Okamura
Woglinde - Liselotte Becker-Egner
Wellgunde - Angelika Berger
Floßhilde - Hilde Roser
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Black Disc - Fabri Editori GOL 18 (Italy); Westminster WGSO 8175-3 {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc - CALIG 703 769 (Cycle)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.91
Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.520
Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.58; Juli/August 1996 S.83
Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.7
American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.231
Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.16
Classic CD - December 1997 p.84 [MSR]
BBC Music Magazine - May 1996 p.78
Opernwelt - Mai 5/1996 p.57
Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.59
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Ann Howard
Loge - Emile Belcourt
Mime - Gregory Dempsey
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Freia - Lois McDonall
Froh - Robin Donald
Donner - Norman Welsby
Erda - Anne Collins
Fasolt - Robert Lloyd
Fafner - Clifford Grant
Woglinde - Barbara Walker
Wellgunde - Elizabeth Tippett
Floßhilde - Georgetta Psaros
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04177
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the London Coliseum (14 March 1972). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 11-17 March 1972 p.34)
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1974(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Wotan - Norman Bailey
Fricka - Katherine Pring
Loge - Emile Belcourt
Mime - Gregory Dempsey
Alberich - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Freia - Lois McDonall
Froh - Robert Ferguson
Donner - Norman Welsby
Erda - Anne Collins
Fasolt - Robert Lloyd
Fafner - Clifford Grant
Woglinde - Valerie Masterton
Wellgunde - Shelagh Squires
Floßhilde - Helen Attfield
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5032 {4LPS} (1975)ª;; EMI SLS 5145 (cycle) {20LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5032 (1978)ª;; EMI TC-SLS 5145 (cycle) (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64110-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Chandos CHAN 3054 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Chandos CHAN 3065 (cycle) {16CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1975 p.903 [AB]; April 1976 p.1570 [JBS]; December 1978 p.1181 [IM]; April 1992 p.161; August 2001 p.90, p.93 [AB]
Opera News - December 2001 pp.78-79 [JAC]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.304-305 [HF]
Orpheus - März 2002 S.53-S.54 [CK]
International Record Review - July/August 2001 pp.85-86 [MT]
American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.233-234 [JPM]
Comments:- Recorded at performances in the London Coliseum (March 1975)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1974;1978(FI)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Wotan - Thomas Stewart
Fricka - Brigitte Fassbaender
Loge - Peter Schreier
Mime - Gerhard Stolze
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Jeannine Altmeyer
Froh - Hermin Esser
Donner - Lief Roar
Erda - Birgit Finnilä
Fasolt - Karl Ridderbusch
Fafner - Louis Hendrikx
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Laser Disc - DG 072 512-1 (NTSC); *DG POL-003/4 (Japanese NTSC) DG 072 412-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 0734390 (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 412-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.436
Wagner News - Issue No.138 April 2000 p.17 [PDB]
The Classical Video Guide - p.139
Comments:- The soundtrack was made at Salzburg in 1974 and the film in Munich in 1978. Donner is played in the film by Vladimir de Kanel and Fasolt by Gerd Nienstedt
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Mignon Dunn
Loge - Glade Peterson
Mime - Ragnar Ulfung
Alberich - Marius Rintzler
Freia - Mary Ellen Pracht
Froh - Kolbjörn Höiseth
Donner - William Dooley
Erda - Lili Chookasian
Fasolt - Bengt Rundgren
Fafner - John Macurdy
Woglinde - Christine Weidinger
Wellgunde - Marcia Baldwin
Floßhilde - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 21575 (BRO 124701) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (15 February 1975). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Anna Reynolds
Loge - Hermin Esser
Mime - Heinz Zednik
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Rachel Yakar
Froh - Heribert Steinbach
Donner - Gerd Nienstedt
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Fasolt - Karl Ridderbusch
Fafner - Kurt Moll
Woglinde - Yoko Kawaahara
Wellgunde - Trudeliese Schmidt
Floßhilde - Hanna Schwarz
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03856
Compact Disc; - ~Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5053/54 {2CDRS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (28 July 1975; see OPERA Festival Issue 1975 pp.100-103). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?)
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Eva Randová
Loge - Heinz Zednik
Mime - Wolf Appel
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Rachel Yakar
Froh - Heribert Steinbach
Donner - Jerker Arvidson
Erda - Ortrun Wenkel
Fasolt - Matti Salminen
Fafner - Bengt Rundgren
Woglinde - Yoko Kawaahara
Wellgunde - Ilse Gramatzki
Floßhilde - Adelheid Krauss
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Compact Disc; - Opera Encyclopedia AE 203 - Opera from Bayreuth (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (24 July 1976). See OPERA Festival Issue 1976 pp.19-26
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Wotan - Theo Adam
Fricka - Grace Hoffman
Loge - Peter Hofmann
Mime - Heinz Zednik
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Hannelore Bode
Froh - Josef Hopferwieser
Donner - Reid Bunger
Erda - Margarita Lilowa
Fasolt - Karl Ridderbusch
Fafner - Bengt Rundgren
Woglinde - Lotte Rysanek
Wellgunde - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
Floßhilde - Axelle Gall
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10185-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (15 October 1976). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Eva Randová
Loge - Heinz Zednik
Mime - Wolf Appel
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Carmen Reppel
Froh - Siegfried Jerusalem
Donner - Martin Egel
Erda - Hanna Schwarz
Fasolt - Heikki Toivanen
Fafner - Matti Salminen
Woglinde - Norma Sharp
Wellgunde - Ilse Gramatzki
Floßhilde - Cornelia Wulkopf
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03858
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 27 November 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 26 November-2 December 1977 p.30.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Josephine Veasey
Loge - George Shirley
Mime - John Dobson
Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman
Freia - Rachel Yakar
Froh - Robert Tear
Donner - Hermann Becht
Erda - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Fasolt - Robert Lloyd
Fafner - Matti Salminen
Woglinde - Teresa Cahill
Wellgunde - Eiddwen Harrhy
Floßhilde - Gillian Knight
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3989
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (9 October 1978). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 October 1978 p.41.
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Conductor Pierre Boulez - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Fricka - Hanna Schwarz
Loge - Heinz Zednik
Mime - Helmut Pampuch
Alberich - Hermann Becht
Freia - Carmen Reppel
Froh - Siegfried Jerusalem
Donner - Martin Egel
Erda - Ortrun Wenkel
Fasolt - Matti Salminen
Fafner - Fritz Hübner
Woglinde - Norma Sharp
Wellgunde - Ilse Gramatzki
Floßhilde - Marga Schiml
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 074 (cycle) {16LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434 421-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Philips «Richard Wagner Edition» 434 420-2 (collection) {32CDS}; Philips 475 7960 (cycle) {12CDS} (2006)ª
Laser Disc - Philips 070 401-1 (PAL); Philips 070 407-1 (cycle)
DVD (Video) - Philips 070 407-9 (cycle) (2001)ª; Philips 070 401-9 (2001)ª; DG 073 4057 (cycle) (2005)ª; DG 073 4058 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 401-3 (PAL); Philips 070 407-3 (cycle)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.757 [AB] (audio) March 1982 p.1306 [SIR]; May 1992 p.118; October 1992 p.184 [AB] (audio); Awards Issue 2001 p.129 (DVD) [MSR]
Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 (video) [AB]; January 2006 pp.97-98, p.100 (DVD) [BM2]
HiFi News & Record Review - February 1993 p.85
Opera News - March 2002 p.92 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.211-213 (DVD) [CW]
Orpheus - März 2002 S.64 (DVD) [SS]
Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 pp.84-85 [SS]
Diapason - November 1982 p.184
Répertoire - octobre 1992 p.102: No.152 décembre 2001 p.22 (DVD) [PB]
International Record Review - January 2002 pp.81-82 (DVD) [MVA]: September 2005 pp.82-85 (DVD) [RP]
American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.247-249 (DVD) [JAVS]: January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 pp.291-294 (DVD) [SDC]
Stereophile - May 1993 p.159
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 95 (audio) [JV]
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Wotan - Theo Adam
Fricka - Yvonne Minton
Loge - Peter Schreier
Mime - Christian Vogel
Alberich - Siegmund Nimsgern
Freia - Marita Napier
Froh - Eberhard Büchner
Donner - Karl-Heinz Stryczek
Erda - Ortrun Wenkel
Fasolt - Roland Bracht
Fafner - Matti Salminen
Woglinde - Lucia Popp
Wellgunde - Uta Priew
Floßhilde - Hanna Schwarz
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Black Disc; - *Eurodisc 301 137 {3LPS} (1981)ª;; Eurodisc 302 262 (cycle) {19LPS} (1984)ª; Eterna 827582 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Eurodisc 501 137
Compact Disc; - Eurodisc 610 058 {3CDS} (1984)ª; BMG-RCA 74321 45418-2 {2CDS}; BMG-RCA 74321 45417-2 (cycle) {14CDS} (1997)ª; Europa Musica GD 69004 {2CDS}; RCA 82876-55709-2 (cycle) {14CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.757 [AB] March 1982 p.1306 [SIR]; October 1984 p.522 [AB}; December 1997 p.140 [AB]
Opéra International - No.287 février 2004 p.78 (mention) [FL-2]
Diapason - No.443 décembre 1997 p.114 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.100 [CM]
Classic CD - December 1997 p.84 [MSR]
BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.91 [DB]
Répertoire - No.105 septembre 1997 p.58 [LB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.89 [FSR]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - Siegmund Nimsgern
Fricka - Doris Soffel
Loge - Manfred Jung
Mime - Peter Haage
Alberich - Hermann Becht
Freia - Anita Soldh
Froh - Maldwyn Davies
Donner - Heinz Jürgen Demitz
Erda - Anne Gjevang
Fasolt - Manfred Schenk
Fafner - Dieter Schweikart
Woglinde - Agnes Habereder
Wellgunde - Diana Montague
Floßhilde - Birgitta Svedén
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Compact Disc; - Refined Opera Performances ROP CD 3 I {3CDRS} ; Celestial Audio CA 325 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CV 006 (+Die Walküre Act 1 - Boston 1982) {Audio DVD}; (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (25 July 1983; see OPERA Festival Issue 1983 pp.22-29). The CDRs issued by Refined Opera Performances are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue S&G 13. The CDRs and Audio DVD issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Takashi Asahina - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - New Japan Philharmonic
Wotan - Naoki Ikeda
Fricka - Yuko Tsuji
Loge - Tetsuya Ohno
Mime - Yoshiaki Shinozaki
Alberich - Michio Tatara
Freia - Fumiko Nishimatsu
Froh - Shizuo Tanei
Donner - Futoru Katsube
Erda - Akemi Nishi
Fasolt - Chikara Kishimoto
Fafner - Keizo Takahashi
Woglinde - Yuko Kamahora
Wellgunde - Misako Watanabe
Floßhilde - Noriko Makikawa
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Compact Disc - *Silberton YMCD 5001/15 (cycle) {15CDS}
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a (concert?) performance in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (11 June 1984)
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Conductor Edo De Waart - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Wotan - James Morris
Fricka - Hanna Schwarz
Loge - William Lewis
Mime - Helmut Pampuch
Alberich - Walter Berry
Freia - Nancy Gustafson
Froh - Walter MacNeil
Donner - John Del Carlo
Erda - Mariana Paunova
Fasolt - Roland Bracht
Fafner - James Patterson
Woglinde - Deborah Sasson
Wellgunde - Jean Herzberg
Floßhilde - Alexandra Hughes
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VHS Video Cassette; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 2792 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (June 1985; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL octobre 1985 No.85 pp.46-47). The VHS issued by Premiere is listed in «New Fall 2003 Video Cassette Releases» where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1988.
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Conductor James Levine - 1988 (STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - James Morris
Fricka - Christa Ludwig
Loge - Siegfried Jerusalem
Mime - Heinz Zednik
Alberich - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Freia - Mari Anne Haeggander
Froh - Mark Baker
Donner - Siegfried Lorenz
Erda - Birgitta Svedén
Fasolt - Kurt Moll
Fafner - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Woglinde - Hei-Kyung Hong
Wellgunde - Diane Kesling
Floßhilde - Meredith Parsons
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Black Disc; - DG 427 607-1 {3LPS} (1990)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 427 607-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 427 607-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª; DG 445 354-2 (Cycle) {14CDS} (1994)ª; DG 471 678-2 (Cycle) {14CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1990 p.276 [AB]; October 1994 p.204 [AB]
Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.111 [ED]
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.129 [RVL]
Stereophile - September 1990 (Vol.13 No.9) p.201
International Record Review - March 2003 pp.57-58 [MVA]
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1988(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Wotan - James Morris
Fricka - Marjana Lipovsek
Loge - Heinz Zednik
Mime - Peter Haage
Alberich - Theo Adam
Freia - Eva Johannson
Froh - Peter Seiffert
Donner - Andreas Schmidt
Erda - Jadwiga Rappé
Fasolt - Hans Tschammer
Fafner - Kurt Rydl
Woglinde - Julie Kaufmann
Wellgunde - Sylvia Herman
Floßhilde - Susan Quittmeyer
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Black Disc; - EMI EX 749853-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 749853-4 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49853-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª;; Angel CDCB 49853 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI 358699-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1989 p.1210 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.232-233 [ED]
Stereophile - April 1990 (Vol.13 No.4) p.211
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Wotan - Robert Hale
Fricka - Marjana Lipovsek
Loge - Robert Tear
Mime - Helmut Pampuch
Alberich - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Freia - Nancy Gustafson
Froh - Josef Hopferwieser
Donner - Florian Cerny
Erda - Hanna Schwarz
Fasolt - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Fafner - Kurt Moll
Woglinde - Julie Kaufmann
Wellgunde - Angela Maria Blasi
Floßhilde - Birgit Calm
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Compact Disc - EMI 5 72731-2 (cycle) {14CDS}
Laser Disc - EMI LDD 991276-1 (PAL/SECAM); EMI LDX 991275-1 (cycle) {11LDS} (PAL/SECAM)
VHS Video Cassette - EMI MVB 991276-3 (PAL)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1992 p.118 (video); August 1998 p.92 (audio) [AB]
Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.101 (audio) [ST]
Opéra International - mai 1998 No.224 p.63 (audio) [FL-2]
Diapason - No.448 mai 1998 p.97 (audio) [AT]
BBC Music Magazine - June 1998 p.69 (audio) (mention) [AB]
American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.239 (audio) [JPM]
Répertoire - No.113 mai 1998 p.65 (audio) [PF]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.221 mai 1998 p.92 (audio) [FL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.45 (audio) (mention) [IO]
Das Opernglas - Dezember 1999 S.69 (audio) (mention)
Comments:- Recorded in the National Theater, Munich (November 1989)
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Conductor James Levine - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - James Morris
Fricka - Christa Ludwig
Loge - Siegfried Jerusalem
Mime - Heinz Zednik
Alberich - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Freia - Mari Anne Haeggander
Froh - Mark Baker
Donner - Alan Held
Erda - Birgitta Svedén
Fasolt - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Fafner - Matti Salminen
Woglinde - Kaaren Erickson
Wellgunde - Diane Kesling
Floßhilde - Meredith Parsons
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Laser Disc - DG 072 418-1GH2
DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1001/7 (cycle) (Japan) (1999)ª; DG 073 043-9GH7 (cycle) (2002)ª; DG 073 036-9GH (2002)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 418-3GH
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1992 p.118; January 2003 p.87 [MSR]
Opéra International - No.276 février 2003 pp.84-85 [SS]
Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.113 (mention) [MP]
International Record Review - March 2003 pp.57-58 [MVA]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 p.66 (DVD) [JPS]
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1991
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - John Tomlinson
Fricka - Linda Finnie
Loge - Graham Clark
Mime - Helmut Pampuch
Alberich - Günter von Kannen
Freia - Eva Johannson
Froh - Kurt Schreibmayer
Donner - Bodo Brinkmann
Erda - Birgitta Svedén
Fasolt - Matthias Hölle
Fafner - Philip Kang
Woglinde - Hilde Leidland
Wellgunde - Annette Küttenbaum
Floßhilde - Jane Turner
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Compact Disc; - Teldec 4509-91185-2; Teldec 0630 10010-2(Cycle) ;; Warner Classics 2564 620912 (cycle) {14CDS+1DVD) (2005)ª
Laser Disc - Teldec 4509-91122-6 (NTSC & PAL)
DVD (Video) - Warner Classics 2564 62318-2 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Teldec 4509-91122-3 (NTSC & PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1993 p.122; January 1994 p.37; Septemer 2005 p.75 (audio) [MA]; July 2006 p.101 (DVD) [MA]
Opera Now - March/April 1997 p.59
HiFi News & Record Review - December 1993 p.88
Opera News - April 2 1994 pp. 32,41
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.351; Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.281-282 (DVD) [AQ]
Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.57
Opéra International - No.173 octobre 1993 p.58
Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.95
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.124
BBC Music Magazine - October 1993 p.51 p.87
American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.180: November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 pp.299-300 [SDC]
Répertoire - No.62 October 1993 p.121
Wagner News - Issue No.113 February 1996 p.19
The Absolute Sound - Vol.20 Issue 105 p.150
Correo Musical Argentino - No.167 abril 1995 p.2
Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.78 (DVD) [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.84 (DVD) [MCP]
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Wotan - James Morris
Fricka - Tatiana Troyanos
Loge - Barry McCauley
Mime - Dennis Petersen
Alberich - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Freia - Hillevi Martinpelto
Froh - Mark Baker
Donner - Bryn Terfel
Erda - Nancy Maultsby
Fasolt - Matthias Hölle
Fafner - Jaako Ryhänen
Woglinde - Joan Gibbons
Wellgunde - Emily Manhart
Floßhilde - Robynne Redmon
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2590-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (January or February 1993). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 4 April 2007.
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Conductor James Levine - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Wotan - John Tomlinson
Fricka - Hanna Schwarz
Loge - Siegfried Jerusalem
Mime - Manfred Jung
Alberich - Ekkehard Wlaschina
Freia - Nina Stemme
Froh - Richard Brunner
Donner - Falk Struckmann
Erda - Birgitta Svedén
Fasolt - René Pape
Fafner - Eric Halfvarson
Woglinde - Joyce Guyer
Wellgunde - Sarah Fryer
Floßhilde - Jane Turner
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 731 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (July 1994). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1994(STU)
Orchestra - Cleveland Orchestra
Wotan - Robert Hale
Fricka - Hanna Schwarz
Loge - Kim Begley
Mime - Peter Schreier
Alberich - Franz-Josef Kapellmann
Freia - Nancy Gustafson
Froh - Thomas Sunnegardh
Donner - Eike Wilm Schulte
Erda - Elena Zaremba
Fasolt - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Fafner - Walter Fink
Woglinde - Gabriele Fontana
Wellgunde - Ildiko Komlósy
Floßhilde - Margaretha Hintermeier
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Compact Disc - Decca(London) 443 690-2
Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1995 p.161; January 1996 p.33
Opera - December 1995 p.1494
HiFi News & Record Review - May 1996 p.84
Opera News - April 13 1996 p.52
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.5 May/June 1996 p.311
Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.53
Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.67
Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.123
Classic CD - October 1995 p.9: December 1995 p.84
BBC Music Magazine - November 1995 p.9
Stereophile - May 1996 (Vol.19 No.5) p.233
American Record Guide - July/August 1996 Vol.59 No.4 p.222
Wagner News - Issue No.117 September 1996 p.12
Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.80
Le Monde de la Musique - No.192 octobre 1995 p.112
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.68
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