Wagner: Die Walküre - Nilsson, Adam, Rysanek, King, Burmeister, Nienstedt, Synek, Dernesch, Mastilovic; Böhm. Bayreuth, 1967
$14.95
Description:
This broadcast of Die Walküre features a cast that is astonishingly well matched—right down to the Valkyries, many of whom had sung Brünnhilde themselves. Birgit Nilsson, in particular, gives a performance that captures both the vocal firepower for which she was famous and a deep emotional acuity, especially in the tender farewell of Act III. Her combination of power and nuance is a reminder that she was more than just a voice.
Leonie Rysanek and James King ignite the stage as Sieglinde and Siegmund, delivering a duet of such white-hot intensity that it threatens to consume the entire act. Gerd Nienstedt offers a darker, more threatening Hunding than the better-known Josef Greindl, whose interpretation is featured in the commercial release.
In Stereo
OD 11620-3
