Wagner

Die Walküre

Silja, Hillebrecht, del Monaco, Alexander, Hesse, von Rohr; Leitner
Stuttgart, 1966

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Die Walküre

If you can push past the technical challenges of this recording, you’ll discover a truly distinctive performance of Die Walküre, highlighted by the rare casting of Mario Del Monaco as Siegmund. Known for his fearless approach and electrifying high notes, Del Monaco embraces Wagner with unrelenting intensity. Anja Silja, remarkably still in her twenties, delivers a Brünnhilde that balances youthful vigor with depth of interpretation interpretation, capturing both the character’s adolescence and emotional complexity. Hildegard Hillebrecht shines as a sterling Sieglinde, while Carlo Alexander proves himself a commanding and memorable Wotan. With regard to the sound, I put a lot of work into restoring it, but sadly there is only so much you can do.

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Herbert B.✓ Verified Buyer

Austria

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Walküre monaco silja

In House , Bad dound Venyl Sounds better
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Manfred O.✓ Verified Buyer

Germany

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Memorable opera performance

This performance in Stuttgart was the first opera performance of my life
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Frank O.✓ Verified Buyer

Germany

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Terrible technical recording of a legendary performance

Amateurishly recorded, artistically valuable performance full of distorsiones and poor technical preparation and failures. Too expensive for that...!
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Karl K.✓ Top Reviewer

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Wagner: Die Walküre - Silja, Hillebrecht, del Monaco, Alexander, Hesse, von Rohr; Leitner. Stuttgart, 1966

Die Tonqualität ist befriedigend, wobei öfters Bandverzerrungen hörbar sind.Die Aufnahme hat Seltenheitswert, da Mario del Monaco die Partie des Siegmund nur einige male gesungen hat. Stimmlich ist Monaco gut hat aber Probleme mit der Diktion. Wie immer singt er alles forte was nach einiger Zeit den Hörer ermüdet. Silja, Hillebrecht, , Alexander, Hesse, von Rohr; geben eine gute Vorstellung. Ich kann die Aufnahme aus historischer Opernaufführung empfehlen.The sound quality is satisfactory, although tape distortion is often audible.The recording has rarity value, as Mario del Monaco has sung the part of Siegmund only a few times. Vocally Monaco is good but has problems with diction. As always he sings everything forte which tires the listener after a while. Silja, Hillebrecht, , Alexander, Hesse, von Rohr; give a good performance. I can recommend the recording as a historical opera performance.
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