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She felt that there was an excitement that came through in this live performance which was lost in the many takes that Solti, ever the perfectionist, insisted upon. Although I love the Solti \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRing\u003c\/span\u003e, I have always agreed with Nilsson in her assessment that Böhm's reading had a fire that Solti's technicolor \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRing Cycle\u003c\/span\u003e lacked. This performance comes from when the production was new and sports many of the same singers with a few interesting and welcome variations. Birgit Nilsson and \u003cb\u003eWolfgang Windgassen\u003c\/b\u003e are simply brilliant as Brünnhilde and Siegfried. There was a chemistry that these two artists had together that created an electricity that was even greater than the sum of their combined artistry. \u003cb\u003eLeonie Rysanek\u003c\/b\u003e delivers a wild, passionate Sieglinde and she is joined by \u003cb\u003eJames King\u003c\/b\u003e, who, in my opinion, is one of the greatest Siegmunds to ever have walked the earth. \u003cb\u003eTheo Adam\u003c\/b\u003e takes on the younger Wotans while \u003cb\u003eJosef Greindl\u003c\/b\u003e sings the Wanderer in \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSiegfried\u003c\/span\u003e. This practice has fallen out of favor somewhat, but it works well here since Adam's baritonal Wotan plays much younger than Josef Greindl's avuncular yet world-weary bass (in the Philips version Adam would sing all three Wotans). Other variations in casting from the Philips release all add up to net gains. \u003cb\u003eLili Chookasian\u003c\/b\u003e steps in as Erda and delivers rich earthy tones. \u003cb\u003eMartti Talvela\u003c\/b\u003e treats us to one of the most suave Hundings you are likely to hear anywhere and \u003cb\u003eKerstin Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e takes the place of \u003cb\u003eMartha Mödl\u003c\/b\u003e as Waltraute. Despite my devotion to Mödl, Meyer's voice is much fresher than Mödl's. To go into depth on all the great singers who participated in this Cycle would take up more room than I permit myself in these blurbs, but additional kudos must go to \u003cb\u003eAnja Silja\u003c\/b\u003e as Freia, \u003cb\u003eThomas Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e as one of the greatest Gunthers ever, \u003cb\u003eLudmila Dvorakova\u003c\/b\u003e as Gutrune, and Martti Talvela's dignified Fasolt. \u003cb\u003eKarl Böhm\u003c\/b\u003e's fleet tempos give Wagner's massive orchestra a lightness that is difficult to achieve and whereas other conductors often get seduced by the lush colors of the orchestration, Böhm always lets the vocal line dictate the pacing, giving the singers a chance to sing the text with an organic quality more akin to the natural cadence of the German.\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\u003eWotan – \u003cstrong\u003eTheo Adam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonner – \u003cstrong\u003eGerd Nienstedt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFroh – \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Olvis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoge – \u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Windgassen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlberich – \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Neidlinger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMime – \u003cstrong\u003eErwin Wohlfahrt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFasolt – \u003cstrong\u003eMartti Talvela\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFafner – \u003cstrong\u003eKurt Böhme\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFricka – \u003cstrong\u003eUrsula Boese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreia – \u003cstrong\u003eAnja Silja\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErda – \u003cstrong\u003eLili Chookasian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWoglinde – \u003cstrong\u003eDorothea Siebert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWellgunde – \u003cstrong\u003eHelga Dernesch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlosshilde – \u003cstrong\u003eKerstin Meyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDie Walküre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrünnhilde – \u003cstrong\u003eBirgit Nilsson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSieglinde – \u003cstrong\u003eLeonie Rysanek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWotan – \u003cstrong\u003eTheo Adam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiegmund – \u003cstrong\u003eJames King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFricka – \u003cstrong\u003eUrsula Boese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHunding – \u003cstrong\u003eMartti Talvela\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerhilde – \u003cstrong\u003eDanica Mastilovic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrtlinde – \u003cstrong\u003eIsabella Duran\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWaltraute – \u003cstrong\u003eGertraud Hopf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchwertleite – \u003cstrong\u003eLili Chookasian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelmwige – \u003cstrong\u003eLiana Synek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiegrune – \u003cstrong\u003eElisabeth Schärtel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrimgerde – \u003cstrong\u003eUrsula Boese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRossweise – \u003cstrong\u003eMargarethe Bence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSiegfried\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiegfried – \u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Windgassen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMime – \u003cstrong\u003eErwin Wohlfahrt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWanderer – \u003cstrong\u003eJosef Greindl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlberich – \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Neidlinger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFafner – \u003cstrong\u003eKurt Böhme\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErda – \u003cstrong\u003eLili Chookasian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrünnhilde – \u003cstrong\u003eBirgit Nilsson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWaldvogel – \u003cstrong\u003eErika Köth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eGötterdämmerung\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrünnhilde – \u003cstrong\u003eBirgit Nilsson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiegfried – \u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Windgassen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHagen – \u003cstrong\u003eJosef Greindl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGunther – \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGutrune – \u003cstrong\u003eLudmila Dvorakova\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlberich – \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Neidlinger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWaltraute – \u003cstrong\u003eKerstin Meyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWoglinde – \u003cstrong\u003eDorothea Siebert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWellgunde – \u003cstrong\u003eHelga Dernesch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlosshilde – \u003cstrong\u003eKerstin Meyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Norn – \u003cstrong\u003eLili Chookasian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Norn – \u003cstrong\u003eUrsula Boese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. 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Her voice has an alluring silvery shimmer that is consistent during her most dramatic outbursts as well as the almost miraculously delicate pianissimos. She is well paired with \u003cb\u003eMarianne Schech\u003c\/b\u003e, who sings the Dyer's Wife. Schech's voice always reminded me of Rysanek's. Although a shade brighter, it had the same kind of electric excitement on top. \u003cb\u003eHans Hopf\u003c\/b\u003e highlights the lyricism of the Emperor even during some of the most athletic singing. \u003cb\u003eJosef Metternich\u003c\/b\u003e's approach to Barak is similarly lyrical, making for some very beautiful moments in Act III when he is searching for his wife.\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\u003eKaiser – \u003cstrong\u003eHans Hopf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaiserin – \u003cstrong\u003eLeonie Rysanek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmme – \u003cstrong\u003eLilian Benningsen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarak – \u003cstrong\u003eJosef Metternich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFärberin – \u003cstrong\u003eMarianne Schech\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeisterbote – \u003cstrong\u003eKurt Böhme\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErscheinung eines Jünglings – \u003cstrong\u003eHoward Vanderburg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStimme des Falken – \u003cstrong\u003eGerda Sommerschuh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStimme von Oben – \u003cstrong\u003eIna Gerhein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEinäugige – \u003cstrong\u003eCarl Hoppe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEinarmige – \u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Wünzer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBucklige – \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Ostertag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEin Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels – \u003cstrong\u003eErika Köth\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\u003e1954\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConductor: \u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Kempe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 10940-3\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":31292666937480,"sku":"10940-3","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":14099044420,"sku":"MP3 10940-3","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52080008560961,"sku":"FLAC 10940-3","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080008593729,"sku":"FLACUP 10940-3","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/10940-3front.jpg?v=1751037334"},{"product_id":"tannhauser-wagner-rysanek-beirer-grob-prandl","title":"Wagner: Tannhäuser - Beirer, Rysanek, Grob-Prandl, Nienstedt, Wächter, Streich; Klobucar. 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A very interesting variation from the Philips release is the Hunding of \u003cb\u003eMartti Talvela\u003c\/b\u003e whose smooth bass almost makes Hunding seem somewhat sympathetic.\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\u003eBrünnhilde – \u003cstrong\u003eBirgit Nilsson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSieglinde – \u003cstrong\u003eLeonie Rysanek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWotan – \u003cstrong\u003eTheo Adam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiegmund – \u003cstrong\u003eJames King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFricka – \u003cstrong\u003eUrsula Boese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHunding – \u003cstrong\u003eMartti Talvela\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerhilde – \u003cstrong\u003eDanica Mastilovic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrtlinde – \u003cstrong\u003eIsabella Duran\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWaltraute – \u003cstrong\u003eGertraud Hopf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchwertleite – \u003cstrong\u003eLili Chookasian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelmwige – \u003cstrong\u003eLiana Synek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiegrune – \u003cstrong\u003eElisabeth Schärtel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrimgerde – \u003cstrong\u003eUrsula Boese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRossweise – \u003cstrong\u003eMargarethe Bence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocation: \u003cstrong\u003eBayreuth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: \u003cstrong\u003eJuly 26, 1965\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConductor: \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Böhm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 10907-3\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":31292628009096,"sku":"10907-3","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":14099211524,"sku":"MP3 10907-3","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52080040018241,"sku":"FLAC 10907-3","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080040051009,"sku":"FLACUP 10907-3","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/10907-3front.jpg?v=1751036365"},{"product_id":"wagner-ring-excerpts-nilsson-windgassen-adam-stewart-talvela-greindl-bohm","title":"Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Excerpts) - Nilsson, Windgassen, Adam, Rysanek, King, Talvela; Böhm.  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Although I love the Solti \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRing Cycle\u003c\/span\u003e, I have always agreed with Nilsson in her assessment that Böhm's reading had a fire that Solti's technicolor \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRing Cycle\u003c\/span\u003e lacked. This performance comes from when the production was new and sports many of the same singers with a few interesting and welcome variations. Birgit Nilsson and \u003cb\u003eWolfgang Windgassen\u003c\/b\u003e are simply brilliant as Brünnhilde and Siegfried. There was a chemistry that these two artists had together that created an electricity that was even greater than the sum of their combined artistry. \u003cb\u003eLeonie Rysanek\u003c\/b\u003e delivers a wild, passionate Sieglinde and she is joined by \u003cb\u003eJames King\u003c\/b\u003e, who, in my opinion, is one of the greatest Siegmunds to ever have walked the earth. \u003cb\u003eTheo Adam\u003c\/b\u003e takes on the younger Wotan while \u003cb\u003eJosef Greindl\u003c\/b\u003e sings the Wanderer in Siegfried. This practice has fallen out of favor somewhat, but it works well here since Adam's baritonal Wotan plays much younger than Josef Greindl's avuncular yet world-weary bass (in the Philips version Adam would sing all three Wotans). Other variations in casting from the Philips release all add up to net gains. \u003cb\u003eLili Chookasian\u003c\/b\u003e steps in as Erda and delivers rich earthy tones. \u003cb\u003eKarl Böhm\u003c\/b\u003e's fleet tempos give Wagner's massive orchestra a lightness that is difficult to achieve and whereas other conductors often get seduced by the lush colors of the orchestration, Böhm always lets the vocal line dictate the pacing, giving the singers a chance to sing the text with an organic quality more akin to the natural cadence of the German.\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 \u003cstrong\u003eBirgit Nilsson\u003c\/strong\u003e, soprano\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Windgassen\u003c\/strong\u003e, tenor\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTheo Adam\u003c\/strong\u003e, baritone\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLeonie Rysanek\u003c\/strong\u003e, soprano\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJames King\u003c\/strong\u003e, tenor\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e, baritone\u003cbr\u003e Also featuring: Erwin Wohlfahrt, Josef Greindl, Ursula Boese, Lili Chookasian\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e Location: \u003cstrong\u003eBayreuth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Date: \u003cstrong\u003e1965\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conductor: \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Böhm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Catalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 10911-1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Label: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Number of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e1\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":31292627910792,"sku":"10911-1","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":14099242244,"sku":"MP3 10911-1","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52080040280385,"sku":"FLAC 10911-1","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080040313153,"sku":"FLACUP 10911-1","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/10911-1front.jpg?v=1751036362"},{"product_id":"puccini-tosca-rysanek-johns-gobbi","title":"Puccini: Tosca - Rysanek, Johns, Gobbi.  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The venom with which she injects the line \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\"Assassino\"\u003c\/span\u003e is particularly terrifying. Tito Gobbi's voice was nearly bereft of beauty by 1976, but it hardly matters as beauty of tone can often be a liability in the role of Scarpia. Nonetheless, Gobbi alternates seamlessly between Scarpia the politician and Scarpia the sociopath and proves an apt foil to Rysanek. \u003cb\u003eWilliam Johns\u003c\/b\u003e sings the role of Cavaradossi. Johns would go on to sing the dramatic Wagner roles in the 80s and 90s. 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