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Wagner: Das Rheingold - S. Björling, H. Ludwig, Fritz, Schwarzkopf, Weber, Töpper; Karajan. Bayreuth, 1951
Wagner: Das Rheingold - S. Björling, H. Ludwig, Fritz, Schwarzkopf, Weber, Töpper; Karajan. Bayreuth, 1951 Wagner: Das Rheingold - S. Björling, H. Ludwig, Fritz, Schwarzkopf, Weber, Töpper; Karajan. Bayreuth, 1951

Wagner: Das Rheingold - S. Björling, H. Ludwig, Fritz, Schwarzkopf, Weber, Töpper; Karajan. Bayreuth, 1951

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Pros:

  • Herbert von Karajan opens the post-war Bayreuth with a star-studded cast.
  • The smaller roles include Ludwig Weber as Fasolt, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as Woglinde and Herta Töpper as Flosshilde.

Cons:

  • Sigurd Björling's Wotan is vocally impressive bit a little wooden.

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OD 11488-2