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 ******************* 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 Return to the Home Page of The Durbeck Archive