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This run marked a major debut for her and would solidify an important relationship between her and the European public. \u003cb\u003eGeorg Solti\u003c\/b\u003e conducts a swift performance, free of many of the strange mannerisms that he would bring to Mozart in his later years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigaro – \u003cstrong\u003eJosé Van Dam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusanna – \u003cstrong\u003eMirella Freni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIl conte d'Almaviva – \u003cstrong\u003eGabriel Bacquier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLa contessa d'Almaviva – \u003cstrong\u003eGundula Janowitz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCherubino – \u003cstrong\u003eFrederica Von Stade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBartolo – \u003cstrong\u003eKurt Moll\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarcelina – \u003cstrong\u003eJane Berbié\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon Basilio – \u003cstrong\u003eMichel Sénéchal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocation: \u003cstrong\u003eVersailles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 30, 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConductor: \u003cstrong\u003eSir Georg Solti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 10867-3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Mono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31292630007944,"sku":"10867-3","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":14098742596,"sku":"MP3 10867-3","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52080037331265,"sku":"FLAC 10867-3","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080037364033,"sku":"FLACUP 10867-3","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/10867-3front.jpg?v=1751036410"},{"product_id":"wagner-die-meistersinger-von-nurnberg-adam-janowitz-kozub-schreier-sawallisch","title":"Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Adam, Janowitz, Kozub, Fassbaender, Crass; Sawallisch.  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Fischer-Dieskau brings all of his interpretive prowess to the role, and is remarkably credible when pitted against the formidable forces of Wagner's orchestra. \u003cb\u003eJosephine Veasey\u003c\/b\u003e brings her youthful, shimmering tone to the role of Fricka giving the goddess a well-needed touch of glamor. \u003cb\u003eGerhard Stolze\u003c\/b\u003e's Loge may lack the vocal beauty of someone like \u003cb\u003eWolfgang Windgassen\u003c\/b\u003e, but he more than makes up for it with the infinite shading with which he imbues each word, giving the demigod a mercurial sprightliness. Other standouts include \u003cb\u003eMartti Talvela\u003c\/b\u003e who brings the heart of a poet to Fasolt contrasted by the gruff Fafner of \u003cb\u003eKarl Ridderbusch\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eOralia Dominguez\u003c\/b\u003e is arresting in her brief turn as Erda. \u003cb\u003eHerbert von Karajan\u003c\/b\u003e finds details in the score that I had never heard before.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDas Rheingold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wotan – \u003cstrong\u003eDietrich Fischer-Dieskau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fricka – \u003cstrong\u003eJosephine Veasey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Loge – \u003cstrong\u003eGerhard Stolze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Freia – \u003cstrong\u003eSimone Mangelsdorff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Donner – \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Kerns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Froh – \u003cstrong\u003eDonald Grobe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alberich – \u003cstrong\u003eZoltán Kélémen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mime – \u003cstrong\u003eErwin Wohlfahrt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fasolt – \u003cstrong\u003eMartti Talvela\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fafner – \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Ridderbusch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Erda – \u003cstrong\u003eOralia Dominguez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Woglinde – \u003cstrong\u003eLiselotte Rebmann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wellgunde – \u003cstrong\u003eEdda Moser\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Flosshilde – \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Reynolds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDie Walküre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Siegmund – \u003cstrong\u003eJon Vickers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sieglinde 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Jenckel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSiegfried\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Siegfried – \u003cstrong\u003eJess Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mime – \u003cstrong\u003eGerhard Stolze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wanderer – \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brünnhilde – \u003cstrong\u003eHelga Dernesch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alberich – \u003cstrong\u003eZoltán Kélémen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Erda – \u003cstrong\u003eOralia Dominguez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fafner – \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Ridderbusch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Waldvogel – \u003cstrong\u003eReri Grist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eGötterdämmerung\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brünnhilde – \u003cstrong\u003eHelga Dernesch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Siegfried – \u003cstrong\u003eJess Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hagen – \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Ridderbusch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alberich – \u003cstrong\u003eZoltán Kélémen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gunther – \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gutrune – \u003cstrong\u003eGundula Janowitz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Waltraute – \u003cstrong\u003eChrista Ludwig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Woglinde – \u003cstrong\u003eLiselotte Rebmann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wellgunde – \u003cstrong\u003eEdda Moser\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Flosshilde – \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Reynolds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First Norn – \u003cstrong\u003eLili Chookasian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Second Norn – \u003cstrong\u003eChrista Ludwig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Third Norn – \u003cstrong\u003eCatarina Ligendza\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDas Rheingold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Location: \u003cstrong\u003eSalzburg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Date: \u003cstrong\u003eApril 7, 1968\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDie Walküre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Location: \u003cstrong\u003eSalzburg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Date: \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 19, 1967\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSiegfried\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Location: \u003cstrong\u003eSalzburg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Date: \u003cstrong\u003e1969\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eGötterdämmerung\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Location: \u003cstrong\u003eSalzburg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Date: \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 21, 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conductor: \u003cstrong\u003eHerbert von Karajan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Catalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 11020-13\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Label: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Number of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e13\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn Mono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31292625584264,"sku":"11020-13","price":107.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":14099168580,"sku":"MP3 11020-13","price":55.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52080044638529,"sku":"FLAC 11020-13","price":68.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080044671297,"sku":"FLACUP 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It would be inconceivable that \u003cb\u003eGundula Janowitz\u003c\/b\u003e's creamy-voiced Eva would pass him over if it were not for the ardent, fiery Walther of \u003cb\u003eSándor Kónya\u003c\/b\u003e, who gives voice to an ethereal rendition of the Prize song. \u003cb\u003eThomas Hemsley\u003c\/b\u003e is a nuanced Beckmesser thankfully devoid of caricature, and \u003cb\u003eFranz Crass\u003c\/b\u003e is a warm, fatherly Pogner. \u003cb\u003eBrigitte Fassbaender\u003c\/b\u003e may be the most sensuous Magdalena on record, and is paired expertly by the great \u003cb\u003eGerhard Unger\u003c\/b\u003e, at his considerable best as David. Only the anemic-sounding women's chorus is a defect in this as well as the brief drop-out after \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"Am stillen Herd.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eHans Sachs – \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeit Pogner – \u003cstrong\u003eFranz Crass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixtus Beckmesser – \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Hemsley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFritz Kothner – \u003cstrong\u003eKeith Engen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalther von Stolzing – \u003cstrong\u003eSándor Kónya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid – \u003cstrong\u003eGerhard Unger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEva – \u003cstrong\u003eGundula Janowitz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagdalena – \u003cstrong\u003eBrigitte Fassbaender\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNachtwächter – \u003cstrong\u003eRaimund Grumbach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKunz Vogelgesang – \u003cstrong\u003eHorst Wilhelm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKonrad Nachtigall – \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Kogel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUlrich Eisslinger – \u003cstrong\u003eFriedrich Lenz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBalthasar Zorn – \u003cstrong\u003eManfred Schmidt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAugustin Moser – \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Baillie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHermann Ortel – \u003cstrong\u003eAnton Diakov\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHans Schwarz – \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Christian Kohn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHans Foltz – \u003cstrong\u003eDieter Slembeck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocation: \u003cstrong\u003eMünchen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: \u003cstrong\u003e1967\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConductor: \u003cstrong\u003eRafael Kubelik\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 11094-4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Stereo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31292622209160,"sku":"11094-4","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":14099191236,"sku":"MP3 11094-4","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52080051618113,"sku":"FLAC 11094-4","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080051650881,"sku":"FLACUP 11094-4","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/11094-4front.jpg?v=1751036197"},{"product_id":"wagner-die-meistersinger-von-nurnberg-ridderbusch-janowitz-kollo-schreier-meyer-karajan","title":"Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Ridderbusch, Kollo, Janowitz, Schreier, Lagger, Leib, Meyer; Karajan.  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On the occasion of the July 27, 1962 performance, however, Dalis fell indisposed. Fortunately, \u003cstrong\u003eAstrid Varnay\u003c\/strong\u003e was on hand to take over as Kundry. By 1962, Varnay already had two decades of professional experience, and that shows in the confidence and grit she brings to the performance, despite having had no rehearsal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJess Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e sings Parsifal with sweetness and power, while \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Neidlinger\u003c\/strong\u003e as Klingsor imparts malevolence with a touch of much-needed vocal glamour—a reminder that this character was once a Knight of the Grail before having fallen to the “dark side.” It is also worth noting the exquisite array of Flower Maidens assembled, including \u003cstrong\u003eGundula Janowitz\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAnja Silja\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eHans Knappertsbusch\u003c\/strong\u003e, perhaps galvanized by the late addition to the cast, commands a performance of greater intensity than many of his other accounts of this opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParsifal – \u003cstrong\u003eJess Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKundry – \u003cstrong\u003eAstrid Varnay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKlingsor – \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Neidlinger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlumenmädchen – \u003cstrong\u003eGundula Janowitz\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAnja Silja\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eElse-Margrete Gardelli\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDorothea Siebert\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRita Bartos\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSoňa Červená\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocation: \u003cstrong\u003eBayreuth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: \u003cstrong\u003eJuly 27, 1962\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConductor: \u003cstrong\u003eHans Knappertsbusch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 12412-1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Mono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eNOTE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis recording contains intermittent light static\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":52179151257921,"sku":"12412-1","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":52179151290689,"sku":"MP3 12412-1","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52179151323457,"sku":"FLAC 12412-1","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/12412-1front.jpg?v=1788807406"},{"product_id":"weber-der-freischutz-janowitz-king-jungwirth-ridderbusch-crass-zednik-bohm","title":"Weber: Der Freischütz - Janowitz, King, Jungwirth, Ridderbusch, Crass, Zednik; Böhm. 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