DIE          

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG

This is a list of all the complete (or abridged) recordings of DIE GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE. All opera entries in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE are fully documented, as shown immediately below. Following this fully documented entry is a listing of all of the other complete recordings of DIE GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE. These listings are in an abbreviated form, listed in the chronological order of their recording dates.



This is a full document entry

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About this opera

Opera: GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, DIE (1876)
Libretto: Text by the composer
Composer: Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
National Origin: NO/German

About this recording

Set Number: 3138/3143
Individual LP Numbers: 3138, 3139, 3140, 3141, 3142, 3143
Label: Allegro-Elite
Phonics: monaural
Number of LPs: 6 - 12" LPs; automatic playing sequence
Accompanying Text: no libretto,liner notes in English
Recording Location: Bayreuth; Festspielhaus
Recording Date: August 1953
Year: 1953
Packaging:  single hinge, standard size opera box
Notes:  Live performance; This RING recording was the first             "commercial" set on the market, but distribution was of             short duration because of its illicit provenance. The             pseudonymous performance is attributed to, "Soloists,
            Choir and Orchestra of the Dresden State Opera;
            conductor, Fritz Schreiber."
Also issued as: MEL 539

About the performers

Conductor: Joseph Keilberth
Orchestra: Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth
Chorus: Der Festspielchor Bayreuth; Wilhelm Pitz, dir.

CAST:

Role ......................................................... Performer

Brünnhilde: .............................................................................. Martha Mödl
Siegfried: ............................................................... Wolfgang Windgassen
Alberich: ......................................................................... Gustav Neidlinger
Hagen: ................................................................................... Josef Greindl
Gutrune: .............................................................. Natalie Hinsch-Gröndahl
Günther: .............................................................................. Hermann Uhde
Waltraute: ................................................................................ Ira Malaniuk
Woglinde: .................................................................... Erika Zimmermann
Wellgunde: ...................................................................... Hetty Plümacher
Flosshilde: ................................................................................. Gisela Litz
Erste Norn: ..................................................................... Maria von Ilosvay
Zweite Norn: ............................................................................ Ira Malaniuk
Dritte Norn: ......................................................................... Regina Resnik

Note: roles not included in the above cast are not listed on this specific recording.


Remaining recordings of DIE GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
 in THE DURBECK ARCHIVE
Note: in the Wagner Opera Discography, all of these operas will
be listed in full document form just as the one shown above and
not in the abbreviated form as listed below.

 

(listed in abbreviated form e.g. year of recording; performer of the role of Brünnhilde; the conductor; the orchestra)


1936 Brünnhilde ................................................................................ Marjorie Lawrence
Artur Bodanzky; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

1937 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

1950 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

1950 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

1950 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

1950 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

1950 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

1950 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

1950 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

1952 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................ Astrid Varnay
Joseph Keilberth; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1953 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................ Astrid Varnay
Clemens Krauss Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1953 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Martha Mödl
Joseph Keilberth; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1953 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Martha Mödl
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio Italiana

1953 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Martha Mödl
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio Italiana

1953 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Martha Mödl
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio Italiana

1953 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Martha Mödl
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio Italiana

1953 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Martha Mödl
Wilhelm Furtwängler; Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio Italiana

1955 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Hans Knappertsbusch; Orchester des Bayerisches Rundfunks

1956 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Øivin Fjeldstad; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

1956 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Øivin Fjeldstad; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

1956 Brünnhilde .................................................................................... Kirsten Flagstad
Øivin Fjeldstad; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

1956 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................ Astrid Varnay
Hans Knappertsbusch; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1957 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................ Astrid Varnay
Hans Knappertsbusch; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1957 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................ Astrid Varnay
Hans Knappertsbusch; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1957 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................ Astrid Varnay
Hans Knappertsbusch; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1957 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................ Astrid Varnay
Hans Knappertsbusch; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1958 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................ Astrid Varnay
Hans Knappertsbusch; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1960 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Rudolf Kempe; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1964 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti; Wiener Philharmoniker

1967 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Karl Böhm; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1967 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Karl Böhm; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1967 Brünnhilde ......................................................................................... Birgit Nilsson
Karl Böhm; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1968 Brünnhilde ................................................................................. Nadezda Kniplová
Hans Swarovsky; Süddeutsche Philharmonie Orchestra

1969 Brünnhilde ..................................................................................... Helga Dernesch
Herbert von Karajan; Berliner Philharmoniker

1969 Brünnhilde ..................................................................................... Helga Dernesch
Herbert von Karajan; Berliner Philharmoniker

1969 Brünnhilde ..................................................................................... Helga Dernesch
Herbert von Karajan; Berliner Philharmoniker

1977 Brünnhilde ............................................................................................ Rita Hunter
Reginald Goodall; English National Opera Orchestra

1977 Brünnhilde ............................................................................................ Rita Hunter
Reginald Goodall; English National Opera Orchestra

1977 Brünnhilde ............................................................................................ Rita Hunter
Reginald Goodall; English National Opera Orchestra

1980 Brünnhilde ...................................................................................... Gwyneth Jones
Pierre Boulez; Das Festspielorchester Bayreuth

1983 Brünnhilde .................................................................................. Jeannine Altmeyer
Marek Janowski; Staatskapelle Dresden

1983 Brünnhilde .................................................................................. Jeannine Altmeyer
Marek Janowski; Staatskapelle Dresden

1989 Brünnhilde ................................................................................. Hildegard Behrens
James Levine; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

1990 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................... Eva Marton
Bernard Haitink; Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

1991 Brünnhilde ........................................................................................... Eva Marton
Bernard Haitink; Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks


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