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Das Rheingold Theo Adam (Wotan), Yvonne Minton (Fricka), Peter Schreier (Loge), Christian Vogel (Mime), Siegmund Nimsgern (Alberich), Marita Napier (Freia), Eberhard Büchner (Froh), Karl-Heinz Stryczek (Donner), Ortrun Wenkel (Erda), Roland Bracht (Fasolt), Matti Salminen (Fafner), Lucia Popp (Woglinde), Uta Priew (Wellgunde), Hanna Schwarz (Flosshilde) Die Walküre Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegmund), Jessye Norman (Sieglinde), Kurt Moll (Hunding), Jeannine Altmeyer (Brünnhilde), Theo Adam (Wotan), Yvonne Minton (Fricka), Eva-Maria Bundschuh (Gerhilde), Cheryl Studer (Ortlinde), Ortrun Wenkel (Waltraute), Anne Gjevang (Schwertleite), Ruth Falcon (Helmwige), Christel Borchers (Siegrune), Kathleen Kuhlmann (Grimgerde), Uta Priew (Rossweise) Siegfried René Kollo (Siegfried), Peter Schreier (Mime), Theo Adam (Wanderer), Jeannine Altmeyer (Brünnhilde), Siegmund Nimsgern (Alberich), Ortrun Wenkel (Erda), Matti Salminen (Fafner), Norma Sharp (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Jeannine Altmeyer (Brünnhilde), René Kollo (Siegfried), Matti Salminen (Hagen), Siegmund Nimsgern (Alberich), Hans Günter Nöcker (Gunther), Norma Sharp (Gutrune), Ortrun Wenkel (Waltraute), Lucia Popp (Woglinde), Uta Priew (Wellgunde), Hanna Schwarz (Flosshilde), Anne Gjevang (Erste Norn), Daphne Evangelatos (Zweite Norn), Ruth Falcon (Dritte Norn) Dresdner Staatskapelle, Staatsopernchor Dresden, Marek Janowski “ Janowski's unfussy, clearly laid out performances, with the Dresden Staatskapelle on superlative form, may lack the sweep and energy of Solti's, or the compelling beauty of Karajan's, but they still have much to recommend them... Jessye Norman, then at the height of her vocal powers, is a rich-toned Sieglinde” The Guardian, 28th June 2012 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Das Rheingold John Tomlinson (Wotan), Günter von Kannen (Alberich), Bodo Brinkmann (Donner), Helmut Pampuch (Mime), Kurt Schreibmayer (Froh), Matthias Hölle (Fasolt), Graham Clark (Loge), Philip Kang (Fafner), Linda Finnie (Fricka), Hilde Leidland (Woglinde), Eva Johansson (Freia), Annette Küttenbaum (Wellgunde), Birgitta Svendén (Erda), Jane Turner (Flosshilde) Die Walküre Paul Elming (Siegmund), Nadine Secunde (Sieglinde), Matthias Hölle (Hunding), Anne Evans (Brünnhilde), John Tomlinson (Wotan), Ruth Floeren (Ortlinde), Shirley Close (Waltraute), Hitomi Katagiri (Schwertleite), Eva-Faria Bundschuh (Helmwige), Linda Finnie (Siegrune/Fricka), Birgitta Svendén (Grimgerde), Eva Johannson (Gerhilde), Hebe Kijkstra (Rossweisse) Siegfried Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegfried), Günter von Kannen (Alberich), Anne Evans (Brünnhilde), Philip Kang (Fafner), John Tomlinson (Wanderer), Birgitta Svendén (Erda), Graham Clark (Mime), Hilde Leidland (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegfried), John Tomlinson (Wanderer), Anne Evans (Brünnhilde), Birgitta Svendén (Erste Norn), Philip Kang (Hagen), Linda Finnie Zweite Norn), Bodo Brinkmann (Gunther), Uta Priew (Dritte Norn), Eva-Maria Bundschuh (Gutrune), Hilde Leidland (Woglinde), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute), Annette Küttenbaum (Wellgunde), Günter von Kannen (Alberich), Jane Turner (Flosshilde) Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Choir, Daniel Barenboim Re-presented in slimline packaging at a new price, without libretto. “From his singing actors director Harry Kupfer has secured performances of unremitting physical and emotional energy… It’s an extraordinary tour de force, thrillingly sung off the text and the action.” Gramophone Magazine, 2005 “This monumental version under Barenboim, is perhaps the best on disc” The Observer | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Das Rheingold Ferdinand Frantz (Wotan), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Wolfgang Windgassen (Loge), Julius Patzak (Mime), Josef Greindl (Fasolt), Gottlob Frick (Fafner) Elisabeth Grümmer (Freia), Ira Malaniuk (Fricka), Ruth Siewert (Erda), Sena Jurinac (Woglinde), Magda Gabory (Wellgunde), Hilde Rössl-Majdan (Flosshilde), Lorenz Fehenberger (Froh), Alfred Poell (Donner) Die Walküre Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegmund), Hilde Konetzni (Sieglinde), Gottlob Frick (Hunding), Martha Mödl (Brünnhilde), Ferdinand Frantz (Wotan), Elsa Cavelti (Fricka) Siegfried Ludwig Suthaus (Siegfried), Martha Mödl (Brünnhilde), Julius Patzak (Mime), Ferdinand Frantz (Der Wanderer), Alois Pernerstorfer (Alberich), Josef Greindl (Fafner), Margarete Klose (Erda), Rita Streich (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Ludwig Suthaus (Siegfried), Martha Mödl (Brünnhilde), Josef Greindl (Hagen), Alfred Poell (Gunther), Alois Pernerstorfer (Alberich), Sena Jurinac (Gutrune/Woglinde/Dritte Norn), Margarete Klose (Waltraute/Erste Norn), Hilde Rössl-Majdan (Flosshilde/Zweite Norn), Magda Gabory (Wellgunde) RAI Milano Orchestra & Chorus, Wilhelm Furtwängler | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Das Rheingold Theo Adam (Wotan), Gerd Nienstedt (Donner), Hermin Esser (Froh), Wolfgang Windgassen (Loge), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Erwin Wohlfahrt (Mime), Martti Talvela (Fasolt) Kurt Böhme (Fafner), Annelies Burmeister (Fricka), Anja Silja (Freia), Vera Soukupova (Erda), Dorothea Siebert (Woglinde), Helga Dernesch (Wellgunde), Ruth Hesse (Flosshilde) Die Walküre James King (Siegmund), Leonie Rysanek (Sieglinde), Gerd Nienstedt (Hunding), Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Theo Adam (Wotan), Annelies Burmeister (Fricka), Danica Mastilovic (Gerhilde), Helga Dernesch (Ortlinde), Gertraud Hopf (Waltraute), Sieglinde Wagner (Schwertleite), Liane Synek (Helmwige), Annelies Burmeister (Siegrune), Elisabeth Schärtel (Grimgerde), Sona Cervena Rossweisse Siegfried Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Erwin Wohlfahrt (Mime), Theo Adam (Der Wanderer), Gustav Neidlinge (Alberich), Kurt Böhme (Fafner), Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Vera Soukupova (Erda), Erika Köth (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Thomas Stewart (Gunther), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Josef Greindl (Hagen), Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Ludmila Dvoraková (Gutrune), Martha Mödl (Waltraute), Dorothea Siebert (Woglinde), Helga Dernesch (Wellgunde), Sieglinde Wagner (Flosshilde), Marga Höffgen (1. Norn), Annelies Burmeister (2. Norn), Anja Silja (3. Norn) Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm This complete set of the Ring Cycle, made during performances in Wagner's theatre at Bayreuth, remains one of the greatest 'Rings' on record. Legendary Wagner singers Theo Adam as Wotan and Birgit Nilsson as Brühnnhilde lead an outstanding cast in this fast-moving and dramatic reading by conductor Karl Böhm. 'Warmly recommended . . . more immediately involving than any' The Penguin Guide To CDs The legendary live recording from Wagner's theatre at Bayreuth. New booklet essay by George Hall. | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Das Rheingold James Morris (Wotan), Andreas Schmidt (Donner), Peter Seiffert (Froh), Heinz Zednik (Loge), Theo Adam (Alberich), Peter Haage (Mime), Hans Tschammer (Fasolt), Kurt Rydl (Fafner), Marjana Lipovšek (Fricka), Eva Johansson (Freia), Jadwiga Rappé (Erda), Julie Kaufman (Woglinde), Silvia Herman (Wellgunde), Susan Quittmeyer (Flosshilde) Die Walküre Reiner Goldberg (Siegmund), Cheryl Studer (Sieglinde), Matti Salminen (Hunding), Eva Marton (Brünnhilde), James Morris (Wotan), Waltraud Meier (Fricka), Anita Soldh (Gerhilde), Silvia Herman (Ortlinde), Ruth Falcon (Helmwige), Ute Walther (Waltraute), Margaretha Hintermeier (Siegrune), Carolyn Watkinson (Grimgerde), Margarita Lilowa (Rossweisse), Ursula Kunz (Schwertleite) Siegfried Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegfried), Peter Haage (Mime), James Morris (Der Wanderer), Theo Adam (Alberich), Kurt Rydl (Fafner), Eva Marton (Brünnhilde), Jadwiga Rappé (Erda), Kiri Te Kanawa (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegfried), Thomas Hampson (Gunther), Theo Adam (Alberich), John Tomlinson (Hagen), Eva Marton (Brünnhilde), Eva-Maria Bundschuh (Gutrune), Marjana Lipovšek (Waltraute), Julie Kaufman (Woglinde), Silvia Herman (Wellgunde), Christine Hagen (Flosshilde), Jard van Nes (First Norn), Anne Sofie von Otter (Second Norn), Jane Eaglen (Third Norn) Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink “Strong and purposeful, [Haitink] takes a thoughtful view which in each music-drama nevertheless builds up unerringly in tension and power, with the beauty of Wagner's orchestration consistently brought out.” Penguin Guide, 2010 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Das Rheingold Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Georgine von Milinkovič (Fricka), Rudolf Lustig (Loge), Paul Kuen (Mime), Ludwig Weber (Fasolt), Josef Greindl (Fafner), Josef Traxel (Froh), Hertha Wilfert (Freia), Jutta Vulpius (Woglinde), Elisabeth Schärtel (Wellgunde), Maria Graf (Flosshilde) Die Walküre Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gré Brouwenstijn (Sieglinde), Ramón Vinay (Siegmund), Josef Greindl (Hunding), Georgine von Milinkovič (Fricka/Grimgerde), Hilde Scheppan (Helmwige), Gerda Lammers (Ortlinde), Hertha Wilfert (Gerhilde), Elisabeth Scheppan (Waltraute), Jean Watson (Siegrune), Maria von Ilosvay (Schwertleite) Siegfried Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Hans Hotter (Der Wanderer), Paul Kuen (Mime), Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Josef Greindl (Fafner), Maria von Ilosvay (Erda), Ilse Hollweg (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Josef Greindl (Hagen), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Hermann Uhde (Gunther), Gré Brouwenstijn (Gutrune), Maria von Ilosvay (Waltraute/First Norn), Georgine von Milinkovič (Second Norn), Mina Bolotine (First Norn), Jutta Vulpius (Woglinde), Elisabeth Schärtel (Wellgunde), Maria Graf (Flosshilde) Chor und Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele, Joseph Keilberth Recorded Bayreuth 1955. The first stereo Ring Cycle. “[Keilberth] is urgent and passionate, and the thrust of the performance makes the result intensely exciting, inspiring the great Wagnerian singers in the cast to give of their finest...here [Hotter] not only sings with urgency, his voice is in wonderfully fresh condition, perfectly focused...Varnay as Brünnhilde is similarly moving.” Penguin Guide, 2010 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Das Rheingold James Morris (Wotan), Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Alberich), Christa Ludwig (Fricka), Siegfried Jerusalem (Loge), Heinz Zednik (Mime), Kurt Moll (Fasolt), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Fafner), Mark Baker (Froh), MarieAnne Häggander (Freia), Hei-Kyung Hong (Woglinde), Diane Kesling (Wellgunde), Meredith Parsons (Flosshilde) Die Walküre Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde), James Morris (Wotan), Jessye Norman (Sieglinde), Gary Lakes (Siegmund), Kurt Moll (Hunding), Christa Ludwig (Fricka), Linda Kelm (Helmwige), Marilyn Mims (Ortlinde), Marita Napier (Gerhilde), Reinhild Runkel (Waltraute), Diane Kesling (Siegrune), Anne Wilkens (Rossweisse), Meredith Parsons (Grimgerde), Ruthild Engert-Ely (Schwertleite) Siegfried Reiner Goldberg (Siegfried), James Morris (Der Wanderer), Heinz Zednik (Mime), Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde), Kurt Moll (Fafner), Birgitta Svendén (Erda), Kathleen Battle (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde), Reiner Goldberg (Siegfried), Matti Salminen (Hagen), Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Alberich), Bernd Weikl (Gunther), Cheryl Studer (Gutrune), Hanna Schwarz (Waltraute), Hei-Kyung Hong (Woglinde), Diane Kesling (Wellgunde), Meredith Parsons (Flosshilde), Helga Dernesch (First Norn), Tatiana Troyanos (Second Norn), Andrea Gruber (Third Norn) Metropolitan Opera & Chorus, James Levine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Das Rheingold Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Wotan), Zoltán Kelemen (Alberich), Josephine Veasey (Fricka), Gerhard Stolze (Loge), Erwin Wohlfahrt (Mime), Martti Talvela (Fasolt), Karl Ridderbusch (Fafner), Donald Grobe (Froh), Simone Mangelsdorff (Freia), Helen Donath (Woglinde), Edda Moser (Wellgunde), Anna Reynolds (Flosshilde) Die Walküre Régine Crespin (Brünnhilde), Thomas Stewart (Wotan), Gundula Janowitz (Sieglinde), Jon Vickers (Siegmund), Martti Talvela (Hunding), Josephine Veasey (Fricka), Danica Mastilovic (Helmwige), Carlotta Ordassy (Ortlinde), Liselotte Rebmann (Gerhilde), Ingrid Steger (Waltraute), Barbro Ericson (Siegrune), Helga Jenckel (Rossweisse), Cvetka Ahlin (Grimgerde), Lilo Brockhaus (Schwertleite) Siegfried Jess Thomas (Siegfried), Thomas Stewart (Der Wanderer), Gerhard Stolze (Mime), Helga Dernesch (Brünnhilde), Karl Ridderbusch (Fafner), Oralia Dominguez (Erda), Catherine Gayer (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Helga Dernesch (Brünnhilde), Helge Brilioth (Siegfried), Karl Ridderbusch (Hagen), Zoltán Kelemen (Alberich), Thomas Stewart (Gunther), Gundula Janowitz (Gutrune), Christa Ludwig (Waltraute), Liselotte Rebmann (Woglinde), Edda Moser (Wellgunde), Anna Reynolds (Flosshilde), Lili Chookasian (First Norn), Christa Ludwig (Second Norn), Catarina Ligendza (Third Norn) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Das Rheingold: Albert Dohmen (Wotan), Markus Eiche (Donner), Herbert Lippert (Froh), Adrian Eröd (Loge), Janina Baechle (Fricka), Alexandra Reinprecht (Freia), Anna Larsson (Erda), Tomasz Konieczny (Alberich), Wolfgang Schmidt (Mime) Die Walküre: Christopher Ventris (Siegmund), Eric Halfvarson (Hunding), Albert Dohmen (Wotan), Waltraud Meier (Sieglinde), Katarina Dalayman (Brünnhilde), Janina Baechle (Fricka) Siegfried: Stephen Gould (Siegfried), Linda Watson (Brünnhilde), Albert Dohmen (Der Wanderer), Tomasz Konieczny (Alberich), Anna Larsson (Erda), Wolfgang Schmidt (Mime), Ain Anger (Fafner), Chen Reiss (Stimme des Waldvogels) Götterdämmerung: Stephen Gould (Siegfried), Markus Eiche (Gunther), Eric Halfvarson (Hagen), Linda Watson (Brünnhilde) Caroline Wenborne (Gutrune), Janina Baechle (Waltraute) Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Christian Thielemann 14CD/2DVD Christian Thielemann’s reading of Wagner’s complete Ring Cycle at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2011 was universally hailed as one of the greatest Wagnerian events of the last half-century and is now being released as a beautiful box set containing 14 CDs of the four Ring operas and 2 DVDs featuring introductory films to each opera. With the Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and an outstanding cast of today’s leading dramatic singers, these performances set the standard for Wagner interpretation in the 21st Century. The 4 documentary films were directed by acclaimed producer Eric Schulz, complementing the audio recordings, providing an introduction, commentary and analysis by experts, including conductor Christian Thielemann. They will also be broadcast by the German/Austrian TV channel 3Sat in April – one feature per week starting on 4th April. Booklet contains synopses in German, English and French and libretti in German and English. | 
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Das Rheingold Albert Dohmen (Wotan), Andrew Shore (Alberich), Arnold Bezuyen (Loge), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Michelle Breedt (Fricka), Kwangchul Youn (Fasolt), Hans-Peter König (Fafner), Christa Mayer (Erda), Edith Haller (Freia), Ralf Lukas (Donner), Clemens Bieber (Froh), Fionnuala McCarthy (Woglinde), Ulrike Helzel (Wellgunde), Simone Schröder (Flosshilde) Die Walküre Endrik Wottrich (Siegmund), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Albert Dohmen (Wotan), Linda Watson (Brünnhilde), Kwangchul Youn (Hunding), Michelle Breedt (Fricka), Sonja Mühleck (Gerhilde), Anna Gabler (Ortlinde), Edith Haller (Helmwige), Martina Dike (Waltraute), Wilke te Brummelstroete (Siegrune), Annette Küttenbaum (Grimgerde), Manuela Bress (Rossweise), Simone Schröder (Schwertleite) Siegfried Stephen Gould (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Albert Dohmen (Wanderer), Andrew Shore (Alberich), Hans-Peter König (Fafner), Linda Watson (Brünnhilde), Christa Mayer (Erda), Robin Johannsen (Waldvogel) Götterdämmerung Stephen Gould (Siegfried), Linda Watson (Brünnhilde), Hans-Peter König (Hagen), Andrew Shore (Alberich), Ralf Lukas (Gunther), Edith Haller (Gutrune), Christa Mayer (Waltraute), Simone Schröder (First Norn), Martina Dike (Second Norn), Edith Haller (Third Norn), Fionnuala McCarthy (Woglinde), Ulrike Helzel (Wellgunde), Simone Schröder (Flosshilde) Bayreuther Festspiele Chorus & Bayreuther Festspiele Orchestra, Christian Thielemann (conductor) & Tankred Dorst (director) Wagner's epic four-opera cycle is a work of extraordinary scale - a full performance takes place over four nights with a total playing time of approximately 15 hours. Based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas, it is a work that follows the struggles of gods, heroes, mythical creatures, and the eponymous magical Ring that grants dominion over the entire world. The music is richly textured, and grows in complexity as the cycle proceeds - Wagner wrote for an orchestra of gargantuan proportions, including a greatly enlarged brass section with new instruments invented especially for the work. The Bayreuth Festspielhaus was constructed for this work to be performed in, with a specially designed stage that allows singers voices to blend with the huge orchestra without straining - essential for such long performances. ‘Whatever one's take on the production, Mr. Thielemann drew a probing, radiant and exhilarating musical performance from this orchestra of dedicated instrumentalists’ New York Times ‘ … there is no doubt that this year's Ring at Bayreuth belongs to… Thielemann…[who] creates a musical experience epic in its scale and inexorable in its apocalyptic, shattering power.’ The Guardian Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival in 2008, this production stars a host of international stars including Michelle Breedt, Albert Dohmen, Stephen Gould, Hans-Peter Konig, Linda Watson & Eva-Maria Westbroek. Christian Thielemann, one of the most sought-after conductors in the world, takes the baton with the Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra. This 14-disc CD box set marks the first ever Opus Arte CD release, and the start of an exciting new direction for the company. “The live recordings capture the grandeur and theatrical flair of Thielemann's approach very vividly. He's especially good in the big set pieces in Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung.” The Guardian, 4th December 2009 *** “Over the years Thielemann's Ring, like all his Wagner, has been a continuous work in progress. Throughout he now revels in the lightness and impressionism of, say, Karajan or even Clemens Krauss, mixed with a rather infectious sense of humour that, as in the score, is present even in the supposed heroics of the Valkyries' gathering or the forging of Nothung. This is, I suppose, a "fast" Ring, but Thielemann's through-line for each scene convinces irrespective of the stopwatch.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2010 “This is a big performance, often expansively paced. Great set-pieces like the Walküre love duet and the Rhine Journey have a fine soaring grandeur, even if some - the desperate Siegfried Act III prelude, the Funeral March - seem oddly detached and unemotional. ...Thielemann held me at least as well as my benchmark for modern Bayreuth, Barenboim - and with his energy and translucent textures, sometimes better. Linda Watson is a warm Brünnhilde... In Siegfried Stephen Gould delivers ringing, youthful tone powerfully enough to make strangulated top notes and short breath forgivable... As Wotan, Albert Dohmen's splendidly heroic delivery, commanding but tender, enhances his middleweight voice... Alberich is our superb character baritone Andrew Shore, unusually light-toned but fiercely incisive and nuanced.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2010 ***** | | | (also available to download from $93.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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