Wagner: Das Rheingold

Adam, Burmeister, Windgassen, Silja, Ridderbusch, Neidlinger; Suitner

Bayreuth, 1967

$9.95

Description:

Otmar Suitner, stepping in for Karl Böhm, shapes a taut and intricately layered Das Rheingold, bringing clarity and cohesion to the sprawling prologue of the Ring Cycle. His pacing favors detail over drive, giving the singers space to explore their characters.

Theo Adam delivers a Wotan of considerable vocal heft, leaning into the declamatory nature of the role with a storytelling approach that emphasizes the character’s political cunning. Wolfgang Windgassen makes a vivid impression as Loge, playing him not as a mere bystander but as an active agent in the gods’ unraveling. Anja Silja lends uncommon presence to Freia, while Gustav Neidlinger turns in a definitive Alberich—brutal, calculating, and strangely pitiable.

In Stereo

OD 11619-2