The Wagner Society of Great Britain

Catalogue of Audio Recordings

And

Videos

August2017

Last updated 29thJuly2017. A R Burton

Die Feen

Arindal - (Ar) Ada - (Ad) Lora - (L) Gunther - (Gu) Gernot - (Ge) Drolla - (D) Zemina - (Z)

Farzana - (F) Herald - (H) Morald - (M)

1)Complete Recordings

BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra 1976 c Edward Downes.

3 TCs

John Mitchinson (A), April Cantelo (Ad), Lorna Haywood (L), Richard Greager (Gu), Paul Hudson (Ge), Teresa Cahill (D), Elisabeth Gale (Z), Della Jones (F) Don Garrard (H), Tom McDonnell (M)

Bavarian State Opera 1983 c Wolfgang Sawallisch

3 CDs (Orfeo, edited from several performances) or 2 TCs (Broadcast of one performance)

John Alexander (Ar), Linda Esther-Gray (Ad), June Anderson (L), Northbert Orth (Gu), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Ge), Cheryl Syuder (D), Krisztina Laki (Z), Kari Lovacs (F), Karl Held (H), Roland Hermann (M)

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra 16th February 2013 c Ulf Schirmer

3 CDs (from Bavarian Radio broadcast)

Arnold Bezuyen (Ar), Christiane Libor (Ad), Eun Yee Yoo (L), Guy Mannheim (Gu),

Milcho Borovinov (Ge), Jennifer Porto (D), Viktorija Kaminskaite (Z), Jean Borekhuizen (F), Roland Schubert (H), Detlev Roth (M)

2)Excerpts

BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra 1963 c Leo Wurmser

1CD

Ronald Dowd (A), Elizabeth Fretwell (Ad + L), Otakar Kraus (Ge + M)

Bayreuth International Youth Festival 1967 c John Bell

1CD

Miroslav Frydlewicz (A), Hanna Rumovska (Ad), Jill Gomez (L), Kenneth Ridgeway (Gu),

Jiri Berdych (Ge), Barbara Kendall (D), Rioswitha Korff (Z), Marie-Therese Martin (F),

Lionel Fawcett (H), Christopher Davies (M)

Das Liebesverbot

Friedrich - (F) Luzio - (L) Claudio - (C) Antonio - (A) Bringhella - (B) Isabella - (I) Marianne - (M)

1)Complete Recordings

BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra c Edward Downes, BBC 1976

4CDs (includes spoken introductions and commentary)

Raimund Herincx (F), Alexander Young (L), Ian Caley (C), Niel Jenkins (A), Lawrence Richard (B,

April Cantelo (I), Ilse Wolf (M),

Bavarian State Opera 1983 c Wolfgand Sawallisch

2 TCs (Broadcast of one performance) (2 copies)

Hermann Prey (F), Wolfgang Fassler (L), Robert Schunk (C), Frierich Lenz (A), Alfred Kuhn (B), Sabine Hass (I), Pamela Coburn (M)

Meining Hofkapelle 2011 c Philipp Bosch

DVD-audio (German radio broadcast)

Dae-Hee Shin (F), Xu Chang (L), Rodrigo Porras Garulo (C), Maximilian Argmann (A),

Roland Hartmann (B), Bettine Kampp (I), Camila Ribero-Souza (M)

Munich Radio Orchestra 20.1.13 c Ulf Schirmer

3CDs (German radio broadcast)

Tuomas Pursio (F), Bernhard Berchthold (L), Daniel Brenna (C), Mauro Peter (A), Peter Schone (B),

Erika Sunnegardh (I), Marika Schonberg (M)

Rienzi

Rienzi - (R) Irene - (R) Colonna - (C) Adriano - (A) Orsini - (O) Raimondi - (Ra) Baroncelli - (B) Cecco del Vecchio - (Cv) Friedensbote - (F) Herald - (H)

1)Complete Recordings

Hess Radio Symphony Orchestra 1950 c Winfried Zillig

2 TCs

Gunther Treptow (R), Trude Eipperle (I), Helmut Fehn (C), Erna Schluter (A), Rudolf Gonszar (O),

Heinz Prybit (Ra), Willy Hofmann (B), Josef Lindlar (Cv), Berta Preiskar Gale (F)

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra 1976 c Edward Downes

Available in 3 formats – 4TCs, 5CDs, or 2DVD-Audio. TCs taken from 1983 R3 broadcast; CD/DVD-A taken from 2013 BBC broadcast and include interval talks by John Deathridge and introductions)

John Mitchinson (R), Lois McDonall (I), Michael Langdon (C), Lorna Haywood (A), Raimund Herincx (O), David Ward (Ra), Adrian de Peyer (B), Paul Hudson (Cv), Elizabeth Gale (F), Brian Cookson (H)

Staatskapelle Dresden 1976 c Heinrich Hollreiser

3 CDs (EMI, studio recording)

René Kollo (R), Siv Wennberg (I), Nikolaus Hillebrand (C), Janis Martin (A), Theo Adam (O),

Siegfried Vogel (Ra), Peter Schreier (B), Gunther Lieb (Cv), Ingeborg Springer (F)

Vienna Symphony Orchestra 23rd May 1980 c Kurt Woss

2 TCs

Gerd Brenneis (R), Hannelore Bode (I), Hans Tschammer (C), Janis Martin (A), Manfred Schenk (O),

Ivo Ingram (Ra), Claes Ahnsjo (B), Hans Helm (Cv), Rohangiz Yachmi (F)

Vienna State Opera 13th December 1997 c Zubin Mehta

2 TCs (from BBCR3 broadcast)

Siegfried Jerusalem (R), Nancy Gustavson (I), Violeta Urmana (A), Peter Weber (O), Roland Schubert (Ra), Torsten Kerl (B), Wolfgang Bankl (Cv), Anat Efraty (F)

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra 24th November 2007 c Alex Kohler

1 DVD-Audio

Stefan Vinke (R), Marika Schonberg (I), Elena Zhidkova (A), Jurgen Kurth (O), Christopher Robertson (Ra), Martin Petzold (B)

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Budapest 10th August 2012 c Sebastian Weigle

1 MP3 CD

Robert Dean Smith (R), Emily Magee (I), Michelle Breedt (A), Boaz Daniel (O), Kristztian Cser (Ra),

Szabolcs Brickner (B), Marcell Bakonyi (Cv)

3)Excerpts

Berlin Staatskapelle 1942 conducted by Johannes Schuler + Robert Heger

1CD or 1TC

Max Lorenz (R), Hilde Scheppan (I), Margarete Klose (A), Jaro Prohaska (O), Robert van der Linde (C), Gustav Rodin (B), Wilhelm Hiller (CdV)

1

Der Fliegende Holländer

Holländer - (H) Daland - (D) Senta - (S) Mary - (M) Erik - (E) Steersman - (St)

1)Complete Recordings

Bayreuth Festival 18th July 1942 c Richard Kraus

2 CDs or 2TCs

Joel Berglund (H), Ludwig Hoffman (D), Maria Muller (S), Lilo Asmus (M), Franz Volker (E), Erich Zimmermann (St)

New York Metropolitan Opera 30th December 1950 c Fritz Reiner

2 TCs

Hans Hotter (H), Sven Nilsson (D), Astrid Varnay (S), Hertha Glaz (M), Set Svanholm (E), Thomas Haysward (St)

Bayreuth Festival 25th July 1955 c Hans Knappertsbusch

2 CDs (Hunt)

Herman Uhde (H), Ludwig Weber (D), Astrid Varnay (S), Elisabeth Schärtel (M), Wolfgang Windgassen (E), Josef Traxel (St)

Bayreuth Festival 25th July 1956 c Joseph Keilberth

2 CDs

George London (H), Arnold van Mill (D), Astrid Varnay (S), Elisabeth Schärtel (M), Josef Traxel (E), Jean Cox (St)

Bayreuth Festival 1959 c Wolfgang Sawallisch (possibly 23rd July)

2 CDs (or 1 MP3 cd incl announcements)

George London (H), Josef Greindl (D), Leonie Rysanek (S), Res Fischer (M), Fritz Uhl (E), Georg Paskuda (St)

Covent Garden 4th October 1966 c Georg Solti

2 CD

David Ward (H), Gottlob Frick (D), Gwynneth Jones (S), Elizabeth Bainbridge(M), Vilem Pribykl (E), Kenneth Macdonald (St)

Deutsche Oper Berlin c Lorin Maazel, Tokyo 16th October 1966

2 CDs

Josef Greindl (H), Peter Lagger (D), Nadezda Kniplova (S), Sieglinde Wagner(M), Hans Beirer (E), Donald Grobe (St)

Covent Garden Orchestra c Antal Dorati

2 TCs

George London (H), Giorgio Tozzi (D), Leonie Rysanek (S), Rosalind Elias(M), Karl Liebl (E), Richard Lewis (St)

New Philharmonia Orchestra, RFH London 19th March 1968 c Otto Klemperer

2 TCs

Theo Adam (H), Martti Talvela (D), Anja Silja (S), Anneliese Burmeister (M), James King (E), Kenneth McDonald (St)

New Philharmonia Orchestra 1968 c Otto Klemperer

2CDs (EMI, studio recording)

Theo Adam (H), Anja Silja (S), Martti Talvela (D), Annelies Burmeister (M), Ernst Kozub (E), Gerhard Unger (St)

Rome Radio Orchestra 15th Febnruary 1969 c Wolfgang Sawallisch

2 TCs

Franz Crass (H), Karl Ridderbusch (D), Ingrid Bjoner (S), Regina Fonseca (M), Sven Olof Eliasson (E), Thomas Liliberger (St)

Bayreuth Festival 1969 c Silvio Varviso (possibly 25th July)

2 CDs

Donald McIntyre (H), Martti Talvela (D), Leonie Rysanek (S), Unni Rugtvedt (M), Jean Cox (E),

René Kollo (St)

Bayreuth Festival 1971 c Karl Bohm

2 TCs Kindly donated by Melvyn Rayner

Thomas Stewart (H), Karl Ridderbusch (D), Gwynneth Jones (S), Sieglinde Wagner (M), Hermin Esser (E), Harald Ek (St)

Teatro Colon 29th November 1972 c Franz Paul Decker

2 TCs

Wicus Slabbert (H), John Macurdy (D), Mary Jay Johnson (S), Lucila Romas Mae (M), John Treleaven (E), Ricardo Cassinelli (St)

New York Metropolitan Opera 7th April 1979 c James Levine

2 TCs

Donald McIntyre (H), Paul Plishka (D), Carol Neblett (S), Isola Jones (M), William Lewis (E),

William Lewis (St)

Bayreuth Festival 27th July 1979 c Dennis Russell Davies

2 TCs

Simon Estes (H), Matti Salminen (D), Lisbeth Balsev (S), Anny Schlemm (M), Robert Schunk (E),

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1980(?) c Sir Georg Solti

2 TCs

Norman Bailey (H), Martti Talvela (D), Janis Martin (S), Isola Jones (M), Rene Kollo (E), Werner Krenn (St)

English National Opera 13th February 1982 c Mark Elder

2CDs or 2 TCs – in English (2 copies)

Norman Bailey (H),Dennis Wicks (D), Josephine Barstow (S), Katherine Pring (M), John Treleaven (E), Adrian Martin (St)

Bayreuth Festival 27th July 1982 c Peter Schneider

2 TCs

Simon Estes (H), Matti Salminen (D), Lisbeth Balsev (S), Anny Schlemm (M), Robert Schunk (E),

David Kuebler (St)

Berlin Philharmonic, Salzburg Festival 26th March 1983 c Herbert von Karajan

2 CDs

Jose van Dam (H), Kurt Moll (D), Caterina Ligendza (S), Kaja Borris (M), Reiner Goldberg (E),

Gosta Winbergh (St)

Bayreuth Festival 1985 c Woldemar Nelson

2 CDs (Philips)

Simon Estes (H), Matti Salminen (D), Lisbeth Balsev (S), Anny Schlemm (M), Robert Schunk (E),

Graham Clark (St)

Bayreuth Festival 25th July 1990 c Giuseppe Sinopoli

2 TCs

Bernd Weikl (H), Hans Sotin (D), Elisabeth Connell (S), Barbara Bornemann (M), Reiner Goldberg (E),

Clemens Bieber (St)

Vienna Philharmonic 1991 c Christoph von Dohnanyi

2 TCs

Robert Hale (H), Kurt Rydl (D), Hildegard Behrens (S), Iris Vermillion (M), Josef Protschka (E),

Uwe Heilmann (St)

Grand Theatre Geneva 1991 c Christian Thielemann

2 TCs (last few minutes missing)

Jose van Dam (H), Hans Tschammer (D), Linda Pleach (S), Uta Palzier (M), Ben Heppner (E), Ferdinand Seiler (St)

Covent Garden 1st July 1992 c Christoph von Dohnanyi

2 TCs

James Morris (H), Gwynne Howell (D), Julia Varady (S), Anne Wilkens (M), Thomas Sunnegardh (E),

Neill Archer (St)

New York Metropolitan Opera 9th April 1994 c Hermann Michael

2 TCs

James Morris (H), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (D), Hildegard Behrens (S), Sondra Kelly (M), Klaus Koenig (E), Uwe Heilmann (St)

Vienna State Opera 4th April 1997 c Hans Wallat

2 TCs

Franz Grundheber (H), Walter Fink (D), Elizabeth Connell (S), Nelly Boschkowa (M), Ben Heppner (E), Herwig Pecoraro (St)

Bayreuth Festival 25th July 1998 c Peter Schneider

2 TCs

Alan Titus (H), Hans Sotin (D), Cheryl Studer (S), Marga Schiml, (M), Roland Wagenführer (E),

Torsten Kerl (St)

Houston Grand Opera 1998 c Dietfried Bernet

2 TCs

Franz Grundheber (H), Gabor Andrasy (D), Sue Patchell (S), Judith Christin (M), Patrick Denniston (E), Raymond Very (St)

Chicago Lyric Opera 2nd October 2001 c Sir Andrew Davis

2 CDs

James Morris (H), Franz Hawltata (D), Catherine Malfitano (S), Susan Gorton (M), Kim Begley (E),

Endrik Wottrich (St)

Bayreuth Festival 25th July 2003 c Marc Albrecht

2 CDs

John Tomlinson (H), Jaakko Ryhänen (D), Adrienne Dugger (S), Uta Priew (M), Endrik Wottrich (E), Tomislav Muzek (St)

Covent Garden 4th March 2009 c Marc Albrecht

2CDs

Bryn Terfel (H), Anja Kampe (S), Hans-Peter König (D), Claire Shearer (M), Torsten Kerl (E),

John Tessier (St)

Covent Garden October 2011 c Jeffrey Tate

2CDs

Egils Silins (H), Anja Kampe (S), Stephen Milling (D), Claire Shearer (M), Endrick Wottrich (E),

John Tessier (St)

Bayreuth Festival 25th July 2012 c Christian Thielemann

2CDs

Samuel Youn (H), Adrienne Pieczonka (S), Franz-Josef Selig (D), Christa Mayer (M), Michael Konig (E),

Benjamin Bruns (St)

Amsterdam Concertgebouw 26th May 2013 c Andris Nelsons

2CDs

Terje Stensvold (H), Anja Kampe (S), Kwangchul Youn (D), Jane Henschel (M), Christopher Ventris (E),

Russell Thomas (St)

Royal Opera 17th February 2015 c Andris Nelsons

2CDs

Bryn Terfel (H), Adrienne Pieczonka (S), Peter Rose (D), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (M), Michael Konig (E),

Ed Lyon (St)

Spanish National Orchestra 17th January 2016 c David Alkham

2CDs

Bryn Terfel (H), Ricarda Merbeth (S), Andreas Bauer (D), Pilar Vazquez (M), Torsten Kerl (E),

Dmitry Ivanschey (St)

New York Metropolitan Opera 29th April 2017 c Yannick Nezet-Seguin

2CDs

Michael Volle (H), Amber Wagner (S), Franz-Josef Selig (D), Dolora Zajick (M), Jay Hunter Morris (E),

Ben Bliss (St)

2)Excerpts

Covent Garden 7th + 11th June 1937 c Fritz Reiner

1 CD

Herbert Janssen (H), Ludwig Weber (D), Kirsten Flagstad (S), Mary Jarred (M), Max Lorenz (E),

Ben Williams (St)

Bayreuth Festival 24th August 1956 c Joseph Keilberth

1 CD – different cast from complete recording listed above

Paul Schöffler (H), Ludwig Weber (D), Astrid Varnay (S), Elisabeth Schärtel (M), Josef Traxel (E),

Jean Cox (St)

Act 2: Mecklenburg Staatskapelle 31st August 1997 c Ivan Torsz

1 TC

Wolfgang Brendel (H), Simon Yang (D), Cheryl Studer (S), Manuela Breß (M), Edward Cook (E),

1

Tannhäuser

Tannhäuser - (T) Elisabeth - (E) Landgraf - (L) Wolfram - (Wo)

Venus - (V) Walther (Wa) Biterolf - (B) Reimar - (R) Shepherd - (S)

1)Complete Recordings

New York Metropolitan Opera 18th January 1936 c Artur Bodanzky

3 TCs

Lauritz Melchior (T), Kirsten Flagstad (E), Emanuel List (L), Lawrence Tibbett (Wo), Margaret Halstead (V), Hans Clemens (Wa), Arnold Gabor (B), J Wolfe (R), E Fleischer (S)

New York Metropolitan Opera 4th January 1941 c Erich Leinsdorf

3 TCs

Lauritz Melchior (T), Kirsten Flagstad (E), Emanuel List (L), Herbert Janssen (Wo), Kerstin Thorborg (V), John Dudley (Wa), Mack Harrell (B), John Gurney (R), Maxine Stellman (S)

Bavarian State Orchestra 1951 c Robert Heger

3TCs (German radio studio recording)

Wolfgang Windgasssen (T), Victoria de los Angeles (E), Josef Greindl (L), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Wo), Grace Bumbry (V), Gerhard Stolze (Wa), Franz Crass (B), Theo Adam (R),

Bayreuth Festival 1954 c Joseph Keilberth (possibly 22nd July)

3 CDs (Hunt)

Ramon Vinay (T), Gre Brouwenstijn (E), Josef Greindl (L), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Wo), Herta Wilfert (V), Josef Traxel (Wa), Toni Blankenheim (B), Theo Adam (R), Gerhard Stolze (S)

New York Metropolitan Opera 29th January 1955 c Rudolf Kempe

3TCs

Ramon Vinay (T), Astrid Varnay (E), Jerome Hines (L), George London (Wo), Blanche Thebom (V),

Giulio Gari (Wa), Clifford Harvuot (B), Norman Scott (R), Paul Franke (H), Heidi Krall (S)

Rome Radio Orchestra 14-16th November 1957 c Artur Rodzinski

3TCs

Karl Liebl (T), Gre Brouwenstijn (E), Deszo Ernster (L), Ebehard Waechter (Wo), Herta Wilfert (V),

Murray Dickie (Wa), Alois Pernestorfer (B), Peter Harrower (R), Walter Brunelli (H), Rosl Schweiger (S)

Bayreuth Festival 1961 c Wolfgang Sawallisch (possibly 23rd July)

2TCs

Wolfgang Windgasssen (T), Victoria de los Angeles (E), Josef Greindl (L), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Wo), Grace Bumbry (V), Gerhard Stolze (Wa), Franz Crass (B), Theo Adam (R),

Berlin State Opera 17-21st October 1961 c Franz Konwitschny

2TCs (studio recording)

Hans Hopf (T), Elisabeth Grummer (E), Gottlob Frick (L), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Wo),

Marianne Schech (V), Fritz Wunderlich (Wa), Rudolf Gonszar (B), Reiner Suss (R),

Bayreuth Festival 1962 c Wolfgang Sawallisch

2TCs Kindly donated by Melvyn Rayner

Wolfgang Windgasssen (T), Anja Silja (E), Josef Greindl (L), Ebehard Waechter (Wo), Grace Bumbry (V), Gerhard Stolze (Wa), Franz Crass (B), Gerd Niensted (R)

Deutsche Oper Berlin 1969 c Otto Gerdes

2TCs (DG studio recording)

Wolfgang Windgassen (T), Birgit Nilsson (E+V), Theo Adam (L), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Wo),

Horst Laubenthal (Wa), Klaus Hirte (B), Hans Sotin (R), Caterina Alda (S)

Vienna Philharmonic 1970 c Georg Solti

3 TCs (Decca studio recording)

Rene Kollo (T), Helga Dernesch (E), Hans Sotin (L), Victor Braun (Wo), Christa Ludwig (V),

Werner Hollweg (Wa), Norman Bailey (B), Kurt Equiluz (R), Manfred Jungwirth (R)

Covent Garden 1973 c Sir Colin Davis

3 CDs

Wolfgang Kassel (T), Jessye Norman (E), Josephine Veasey (V), Norman Bailey (Wo), Karl Ridderbusch (L), Derek Blackwell (Wa), Robert Lloyd (B), Gwynne Howell (R), Joseph Law (S)

Bayreuth Festival 25th July 1985 c Giuseppe Sinopoli

3 TCs

Richard Versalle (T), Cheryl Studer (E), Gabriele Schnaut (V), Wolfgang Brendel (Wo), Hans Sotin (L), Robert Schunk (Wa), Siegfried Vogel (B), Andras Molnar (H), Sandor Solyom-Nagy (R), Brigitte Lindner (S)

Bayreuth Festival 26th July 1986 c Giuseppe Sinopoli

3 TCs

Richard Versalle (T), Cheryl Studer (E), Gabriele Schnaut (V), Wolfgang Brendel (Wo), Hans Sotin (L), Robert Schunk (Wa), Siegfried Vogel (B), Kurt Schreibmayerr (H), Sandor Solyom-Nagy (R),

Brigitte Lindner (S)

Bayreuth Festival 28th July 1987 c Giuseppe Sinopoli

3 TCs

Richard Versalle (T), Cheryl Studer (E), Sophia Larson (V), Wolfgang Brendel (Wo), Hans Sotin (L), Kurt Schreibmayer (Wa), Siegfried Vogel (B), Clemens Bieber (H), Sandor Solyom-Nagy (R), Brigitte Lindner (S)

Philharmonia Orchestra 1989 c Giuseppe Sinopoli

3TCs (DG studio studio recording)

Placido Domingo (T), Cheryl Studer (E), Matti Salminen (L), Andreas Schmidt (Wo), Aagnes Baltsa (V), William Pell (Wa), Kurt Rydl (B), Oskar Hillebrandt (R),

Vienna State Opera 1988 c Giuseppe Sinopoli

3 TCs

Richard Versalle (T), Sharon Sweet (E), Waltraud Meier (V), Andreas Schmidt (Wo), Kurt Rydl (L), Richard Burke (Wa), John Antonio (B), Peter Jelosits (H), Goran Simic (R)

Bayreuth Festival 25th July 1992 c Donald Runnicles

3CDs: also two copies on 3TCs, one of which includes interval interview with Donald Runnicles and readings from 'Mein Leben' about the premiere of Tannhäuser - mono sound one channel only

Wolfgang Schmidt (T), Tina Kiberg (E), Manfred Schenk (L), Eike Wilm Schulte (Wo), Uta Priew (V), Richard Brunner (Wa), Ekkehard Wlaschiha (B), Sandor Solyom-Nagy (R), Christiane Hossfeld (S)

Berlin Staatskapelle 2002 c Daniel Barenboim

3CDs (Teldec studio recording)

Jane Eaglen (E), Waltraud Meier (V), Peter Seiffet (T), René Pape (L), Thomas Hampson (Wo), Gunnar Gudbjornsson (Wa), Hanno Muller-Brachmann (B), Stephan Rugamer (H), Alfred Reiter (R),

Dorothea Röschmann (Sh)

Opera North 10th May 1997 c Paul Daniel

2TCs

Rita Cullis (E), Anne-Marie Owens (V), Jeffrey Lawton (T), Norman Bailey (L), Keith Latham (Wo),

Jeffrey Stewart (Wa), Clive Bayley (B), Richard Berkeley-Steele (H), Michael John Pearson (R)

Western Australia Symphony Orchestra, Perth Festival 1999 c Heribert Esser

2TCs

Heikki Siukola (E), Elizabeth Whitehouse (E), Fiona Campbell (V), Ulrich Dunnebach (L),

Alan Cemore (Wo), Michael Pastor (Wa), Jiri Sulzenko (B), Petr Frybert (H), Damir Basyyrov (R),

Monika Brychtova (Sh)

French National Orchestra, Salle Pleyel Paris 5th June 1997 c Jeffrey Tate

3TCs

Francoise Pollet (E), Jane Henschel (V), Wolfgang Schmidt (T), Guy Fletcher (L), Andreas Schmidt (Wo),

Benedikt Kobel (Wa), Vincent le Texier (B), Alfred Muff (H), Fernard Bernardi (R)

Bayreuth Festival 26th July 2004 c Christian Thielemann

3CDs

Stephen Gould (T), Ricarda Merbeth (E), Kwangchul Youn (L), Roman Trekel (Wo), Judit Nemeth (V), Clemens Bieber (Wa), John Wegner (B), Alexander Marco-Buhrmester (R), Robin Johanssen (S)

Covent Garden December 2010 c Semyon Bychkkov

3CDs or DVD-Audio

Johann Botha (T), Eva Maria Westbroek (E), Christof Fischesser (L), Christian Gerhaher (Wo),

Michaela Schuster (V), Timothy Robinson (Wa), Clive Bayley (B), Jeremy White (R), Alexander Lee (S)

Bayreuth Festival 25th July 2011 c Thomas Hengelbrock

3CDs or DVD-Audio

Lars Clevemann (T), Camilla Nylund (E), Gunther Groissbock (L), Michael Nagy (Wo),

Stephanie Friede (V), Lothar Odinius (Wa), Thomas Jesatko (B), Martin Snell (R), Katja Stuber (S)

Berlin Radio Symphony, Berlin 5th May 2012 c Marek Janowski

DVD-Audio

Robert Dean Smith (T), Nina Stemme (E), Albert Dohmen (L), Christian Gerhaher (Wo),

Marina Prudenskaya (V), Peter Sonn (Wa), Wilhelm Schwinghammer (B), Martin Snell (R), Bianca Reim (S)

Budapest 3rd June 2012 c Adam Fisher

DVD-Audio

Robert Dean Smith (T), Christiane Iven (E), Gabor Bretz (L), Lauri Vasar (Wo), Elena Zhidkova (V),

Tibor Szappanos (Wa), Levente Molnar (B), Kristzian Cser (R), Bianca Reim (S)

BBC Scottish Symphony, Proms 4th August 2013 c Donald Runnicles

3CDs

Robert Dean Smith (T), Heidi Melton (E), Ain Anger (L), Christoph Pohl (Wo), Daniela Sindram (V),

Thomas Blondelle (Wa), Ashley Holland (B), Brian Bannatyne-Scott (R), Hita Fahima (S)

Royal Opera Covent Garden, May 2016, c Hartmut Haenchen

3CDs or 1MP3 format cd

Peter Seiffert (T), Emma Bell (E), Stephen Milling (L), Christian Gerhaher (Wo), Sophie Koch (V),

Ed Lyon (Wa), Michael Kraus (B), Jeremy White (R), Duncan Tarboton (S)

2)Excerpts

Grosses Odeon-Orchester 1909 c Eduard Kunnecke

1 CD

Fritz Vogelstrom (L), Annie Krull (E), Leon Rains (L) Hermann Weill (Wo), Walter Kirchhoff (Wa), Karl Armster (B), Josef Schoeffel (H), Arhur Neudham (R)

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra 1943 c Artur Rother

1 TC

Max Lorenz (T), Maria Reining (E), Margarete Baumer (V), Ludwig Hofmann (L) Karl Schmitt-Walter (Wo), Walther Ludwig (Wa), Walter Grossmann (B), Alfred Frey (H), Wilhelm Ulbricht (R)

1

Lohengrin

Lohengrin - (L) Elisabeth - (E) Telramund - (T) Ortrud - (O) König Heinrich - (H)

Herald - (Hd)

1)Complete Recordings

Berlin Staatsoper 1942 c Robert Heger

3 CDs

Franz Völker (L), Maria Müller (E), Jaro Prohaska (T), Margaete Klose (O), Ludwig Hoffman (H),

Walther Grossman (Hd)

New York Metropolitan Opera 7th January 1950 c Fritz Stiedry

3TCs

Lauritz Melchior (L), Helen Traubel (E), Herbert Janssen (T), Astrid Varnay (O), Deszo Ernster (H),

Frank Guarrera (Hd)

Bayreuth Festival 1953 c Joseph Keilberth

3 CDs (Naxos) Donated by Melvyn Rayner, August 2013

Wolfgang Wingassen (L), Eleanor Steber (E), Herman Uhde (T), Astrid Varnay (O), Josef Greindl (H),

Hans Braun (Hd)

Bayreuth Festival 4th August 1954 c Eugen Jochum

3 CDs (Hunt)

Wolfgang Wingassen (L), Birgit Nilsson (E), Herman Uhde (T), Astrid Varnay (O), Theo Adam (H),

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Hd)

Bayreuth Festival 23rd July 1958 c Andre Cluytens

3 TCs

Sándor Kónya (L), Leonie Rysanek (E), Ernesr Blanc (T), Astrid Varnay (O), Keith Engen (H),

Eberhard Waechter (Hd)

Bayreuth Festival 1959 c Lovro von Matacic (30th July or 4/9 th August)

3 TCs

Sándor Kónya (L), Elisabeth Grümmer (E), Ernesr Blanc (T), Rita Gorr (O), Franz Crass (H),

Eberhard Waechter (Hd)

Bayreuth Festival 1962 c Wolfgang Sawallisch (3rd/8th August)

2 TCs

Jess Thomas (L), Anja Silja (E), Ramon Vinay (T), Astrid Varnay (O), Franz Crass (H),

Tom Krause (Hd)

Munich 2nd September 1963 c Hans Knappertsbusch