This is a partial discography of Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre. It was first performed at the National Theatre Munich on 26 June 1870.
Recordings YearCastSiegmundSieglindeWotanBrünnhildeHundingFrickaConductor,Opera house and orchestraLabel Recordings of Die Walküre on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/Notes1929Walter KirchhoffOlga Schramm-TschörnerLudwig WeberHenriette GottliebFranz von HoesslinOrchestre Walter StaramCD: GebhardtCat: JGCD 0016-3Excerpts1935Lauritz MelchiorLotte LehmannEmanuel ListBruno WalterVienna Philharmonic Orchestra78rpm: His Master's VoiceAct 1 only, Mono1935Paul AlthouseKirsten FlagstadEmanuel ListArtur BodanzkyMetropolitan OperaCD: ArchipelCat: ARPCD 0039-3Act 1 only1936Lauritz MelchiorLotte Lehmann Friedrich SchorrKirsten FlagstadEmanuel ListKathryn MeisleFritz ReinerSan Francisco Opera OrchestraCD: Music & Arts CD-1272Act 2 only, Mono, Live1940Lauritz MelchiorMarjorie LawrenceJulius HuehnKirsten FlagstadEmanuel ListKarin BranzellErich LeinsdorfMetropolitan Opera orchestra & chorusCD: Sony ClassicalCat: 88765-42717-2Mono, Live1941Lauritz MelchiorAstrid VarnayFriedrich SchorrHelen TraubelAlexander KipnisKerstin ThorborgErich LeinsdorfMetropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus CD: NaxosCat: 8.110058-60Mono, Live1944Lauritz MelchiorRose BamptonHelen TraubelHerbert JanssenAlexander KipnisKerstin ThorborgGeorge SzellMetropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus CD: MYTOCat: 022.H065Mono, Live1945Irene JessnerHerbert JanssenHelen TraubelArtur RodzinskyNew York PhilharmonicCD: PACO180Act three only 1949Max LorenzRose BamptonJoel BerglundHelen TraubelLyobumir VidenovKerstin ThorborgFritz StiedryMetropolitan Opera orchestra & chorusCD: ArchipelMono, Live1949Günther TreptowHilde KonetzniFerdinand FrantzHelena BraunHerbert AlsenRosette AndayRudolf MoraltVienna PhilharmonicCD: Myto1950Günther TreptowHilde KonetzniFerdinand FrantzKirsten FlagstadLudwig WeberElisabeth HöngenWilhelm FurtwänglerTeatro alla Scala orchestra & chorusCD: Opera d'OroCat: OPD1501(complete Ring) Mono, Live1951Torsten RalfHelene WerthLudwig HofmannGertrude Grob-PrandlHerbert AlsenGeorgine von MilinkovicRobert F. DenzlerOrchestre de la Suisse RomandeCD: WalhallCat: WLCD 0134Mono, Live1951Leonie RysanekSigurd BjörlingAstrid VarnayHerbert von KarajanBayreuth Festival OrchestraCD: EMIAct 3 only1951Ludwig SuthausMaria MüllerJosef HerrmannPaula BuchnerJosef GreindlMargarete KloseFerenc FricsayDeutsche Oper BerlinCD: Myto1953Ramon VinayRegina ResnikHans HotterAstrid VarnayJosef GreindlIra MalaniukClemens KraussBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: Gala RecordsCat: GL 100.652Mono, Live1953Wolfgang WindgassenHilde KonetzniFerdinand FrantzMartha MödlGottlob FrickElsa CaveltiWilhelm FurtwänglerOrchestra Sinfonica e Coro della RAICD: EMICat: CHS 7 63045 2Mono, Studio1954Ludwig SuthausLeonie RysanekFerdinand FrantzMartha MödlGottlob FrickMargarete KloseWilhelm FurtwänglerVienna PhilharmonicCD: EMICat: CHS 7 63045 2Mono, Studio1954Max LorenzMartha MödlHans HotterAstrid VarnayJosef GreindlGeorgine von MilinkovicJoseph KeilberthBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: ArchipelCat: CHS 7 63045 2Mono, Live1955Ramón VinayGré BrouwenstijnHans HotterAstrid VarnayJosef GreindlGeorgine von MilinkovicJoseph KeilberthBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: TestamentCat: SBT41391Stereo, Live1956Wolfgang WindgassenGré BrouwenstijnHans HotterAstrid VarnayJosef GreindlGeorgine von MilinkovicHans KnappertsbuschBayreuth Festival OrchestraCD: Orfeo1957Ramón VinaySylvia FisherHans HotterBirgit NilssonFriedrich DalbergGeorgine von MilinkovicRudolf KempeRoyal Opera House orchestra & chorusCD: TestamentCat: SBT131426(complete Ring) Mono, Live 1959Ramón VinayAmy ShuardHans HotterAstrid VarnayKurt BöhmeUrsula BoeseFranz KonwitschnyRoyal Opera House orchestra & chorusCD: WalhallCat: WLCD 0316Mono, Live1961Jon VickersGré BrouwenstijnGeorge LondonBirgit NilssonDavid WardRita GorrErich LeinsdorfLondon Symphony OrchestraCD: DeccaCat: 430 391-2Stereo, Studio1965James KingRégine CrespinHans HotterBirgit NilssonGottlob FrickChrista LudwigGeorg SoltiVienna PhilharmonicCD: DeccaCat: 414 105-2Stereo, Studio 1967 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording1966Jon VickersGundula JanowitzThomas StewartRégine CrespinMartti TalvelaJosephine VeaseyHerbert von KarajanBerlin PhilharmonicCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 415 145-2Stereo, Studio1967Jess ThomasHelga DerneschTheo AdamAnja SiljaNNGrace HoffmanThomas SchippersBayreuth Festival Orchestra(at Osaka International Festival)DVD: Premiere OperaCat: 5853Live1973James KingLeonie RysanekTheo AdamBirgit NilssonGerd NienstedtAnnelies BurmeisterKarl BöhmBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: PhilipsCat: 412 478-2Stereo, Live1975Alberto RemediosMargaret CurpheyNorman BaileyRita HunterClifford GrantAnn HowardReginald GoodallEnglish National OperaCD: Chandos1980Peter HofmannJeannine AltmeyerDonald McIntyreGwyneth JonesMatti SalminenHanna SchwarzPierre BoulezBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: PhilipsCat: 434 422-2Stereo, Studio1981Siegfried JerusalemJessye NormanTheo AdamJeannine AltmeyerKurt MollYvonne MintonMarek JanowskiStaatskapelle Dresden orchestra & chorusCD: Eurodisc / RCACat: RCA 7 4321 45417 2(complete Ring) Stereo, Studio1987Gary LakesJessye NormanJames MorrisHildegard BehrensKurt MollChrista LudwigJames LevineMetropolitan Opera orchestra & chorusCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 423 389-2Stereo, Studio1988Reiner GoldbergCheryl StuderJames MorrisÉva MartonMatti SalminenWaltraud MeierBernard HaitinkBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraCD: EMICat: CDS 7 49534 2Stereo, Studio1989Robert SchunkJulia VaradyRobert HaleHildegard BehrensKurt MollMarjana LipovšekWolfgang SawallischBavarian State Opera orchestra & chorusCD: EMICat: 724357273121(complete Ring) Stereo, Live1992Poul ElmingNadine SecundeJohn TomlinsonAnne EvansMatthias HölleLinda FinnieDaniel BarenboimBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: TeldecCat: 4509-91186-2Stereo, Live1997Poul ElmingAlessandra MarcRobert HaleGabriele SchnautAlfred MuffAnja SiljaChristoph von DohnányiCleveland OrchestraCD: DeccaCat: 440 371-2Stereo, Studio1995Edward CookGabriele Maria RongeJohn WegnerCarla PohlFrode OlsenZlatomira NikolovaGünter NeuholdBadische StaatskapelleCD: Brilliant ClassicsCat: 99801(complete Ring) Stereo, Live2002Peter SeiffertWaltraud MeierJohn TomlinsonGabriele SchnautKurt RydlMihoko FujimuraZubin MehtaBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraCD: FaraoCat: A 108088Stereo, Live2002–2003Robert GambillAngela DenokeJan-Hendrik RooteringRenate BehleAttila JunTichina VaughnLothar ZagrosekStaatsoper Stuttgart orchestra & chorus(Recordings at Württembergische Staatsoper)CD: Naxos RecordsCat: 8.660172-74DVD: TDK "Mediactive"Cat: DV-OPRDNWStereo (SACD), Live2003–2004Richard Berkeley-SteeleLinda WatsonFalk StruckmannDeborah PolaskiEric HalfvarsonLioba BraunBertrand de BillyOrquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del LiceuDVD: Opus ArteASIN: B000IFRPY6Surround Sound, Live2004Stuart SkeltonDeborah RiedelJohn BröchelerLisa GasteenRichard GreenElizabeth CampbellAsher FischAdelaide Symphony OrchestraCD: MelbaCat: MR 301091-94Stereo (SACD), Live2006Robert GambillEva-Maria WestbroekWillard WhiteEva JohanssonMikhail PetrenkoLilli PaasikiviSimon RattleBerlin PhilharmonicDVD: Bel Air Classiques2006Stig Fogh AndersenGitta-Marie SjöbergJames JohnsonIréne TheorinStephen MillingRandi SteneMichael SchønwandtRoyal Danish OrchestraDVD: Decca2008Stuart SkeltonYvonne NaefFalk StruckmannDeborah PolaskiMikhail PetrenkoJeanne PilandSimone YoungPhilharmoniker HamburgCD: Oehms ClassicsCAT: OC 929Stereo, Live2009Endrik WottrichEva-Maria WestbroekAlbert DohmenLinda WatsonKwangchul YounMichelle BreedtChristian ThielemannBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: Opus ArteCat: OACD9000BD(complete Ring) Stereo, Live2010Jonas KaufmannEva-Maria WestbroekBryn TerfelDeborah VoigtHans-Peter KönigStephanie BlytheJames LevineMetropolitan Opera orchestraDVD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 073 4855 Blu-ray DVD, Live2010Simon O'NeillWaltraud MeierVitaliji KowaljowNina StemmeJohn TomlinsonEkaterina GubanovaDaniel BarenboimTeatro alla Scala Orchestra and ChorusDVD: Arthaus MusikCat: 101694 Blu-ray DVD, Live2011Stig Fogh AndersenYvonne HowardEgils SiliņšSusan BullockClive BayleySusan BickleyMark ElderThe HalléCD: HalléCat: CD HLD 7531Stereo, Live2011Frank van AkenEva-Maria WestbroekTerje StensvoldSusan BullockAin AngerMartina DikeSebastian WeigleFrankfurt Opera orchestraCD: OehmsCat: OC 936 Stereo Live2011Christopher VentrisEric HalfvarsonAlbert DohmenWaltraud MeierKatarina DalaymanJanina BaechleChristian ThielemannOrchestra of the Vienna State OperaCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 0289 479 1560 7(complete Ring) Stereo, Live2012Jonas KaufmannAnja KampeRené PapeNina StemmeMikhail PetrenkoEkaterina GubanovaValery GergievMariinsky Theatre OrchestraCD: Mariinsky LabelCat: MAR0527Stereo (4 x Hybrid SACD)2013Robert Dean SmithMelanie DienerTomasz KoniecznyPetra LangTimo RiihonenIris VermillionMarek JanowskiBerlin Radio Symphony OrchestraBerlin Radio ChoirSACD: PentatoneCat: PTC 5186407Stereo (SACD), Live2014Stuart SkeltonMargaret Jane WrayGreer GrimsleyAlwyn MellorAndrea Silverstrelli]Stephanie BlytheAsher FischSeattle Symphony OrchestraSeattle Opera ChorusCD: Avie RecordsCat: AV2313(complete Ring) Stereo, Live2016Stuart SkeltonHeidi MeltonMatthias GoernePetra LangFalk StruckmannMichelle DeYoungJaap van Zweden,Hong Kong PhilharmonicCD: NaxosCat: 866039497Stereo, Live2019Michael WeiniusSarah FeredeJames RutherfordLinda WatsonŁukasz KoniecznyKatarzyna KuncioAxel KoberDuisburg PhilharmonicCD: cAvi2020Stuart SkeltonEmily MageeJohn LundgrenNina StemmeAin AngerSarah ConnollyAntonio Pappano, Royal Opera House orchestra, Keith Warner, stage directorDVD:Opus ArteCat:OA1308D2020Stuart SkeltonEva-Maria WestbroekJames RutherfordIréne TheorinEric HalfvarsonElisabeth KulmanSimon Rattle,Orchester des Bayerischen RundfunksCD:BR-KlassikCat:900177
References Notes
Sources Wagner Discography Operaclass Die Walküre discography, accessed 19 November 2009