This is a discography of Siegfried, the third of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner, which received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876.
Recordings YearCastSiegfriedBrünnhildeMimeWandererAlberichErdaFafnerWaldvogelConductor,Opera house and orchestraLabel1937Lauritz MelchiorKirsten FlagstadKarl LaufkötterFriedrich SchorrEduard HabichKerstin ThorborgEmanuel ListStella AndrevaArtur BodanzkyMetropolitan Opera orchestra & chorusCD: NaxosCat: 8.110211-13Mono, Live1949Gunther TreptowGertrude Grob-PrandlWilliam WernigkFerdinand FrantzAdolf VogelRosette AndayHerbert AlsenRuthilde BoeschRudolf MoraltVienna SymphonyCD: MytoCat: 3MCD 972-155Mono, studio1950Set SvanholmKirsten FlagstadPeter MarkwortJosef HerrmannAlois PernerstorferElisabeth HöngenLudwig WeberJulia Moor Wilhelm FurtwänglerTeatro alla Scala orchestra & chorusCD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD1501(complete Ring) Mono, Live1951Set SvanholmHelen TraubelPeter KleinFerdinand FrantzGerhard PechnerKarin BranzellDezső ErnsterErna BergerFritz StiedryMetropolitan OperaCD: Gebhardt1952Bernd AldenhoffAstrid VarnayPaul KuenHans HotterGustav NeidlingerMelanija BugarinovićKurt BöhmeRita StreichJoseph KeilberthBayreuth Festival OrchestraCD: Myto1953Wolfgang WindgassenAstrid VarnayPaul KuenHans HotterGustav NeidlingerMaria von IlosvayJosef GreindlRita StreichClemens KraussBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: GalaCat: GL100.653Mono, Live1953Ludwig SuthausMartha MödlJulius PatzakFerdinand FrantzAlois PernerstorferMargarete KloseJosef GreindlRita StreichWilhelm FurtwänglerOrchestra Sinfonica della RAICD: EMICat: CZS 7 67131 2Mono, Live1955Wolfgang WindgassenAstrid VarnayPaul KuenHans HotterGustav NeidlingerMaria von IlosvayJosef GreindlIlse HollwegJoseph KeilberthBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: TestamentCat: SBT41392Stereo, Live1956Wolfgang WindgassenAstrid VarnayPaul KuenHans HotterGustav NeidlingerJean MadeiraArnold van MillIlse HollwegHans KnappertsbuschBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: Orfeocomplete Ring1957Wolfgang WindgassenBirgit NilssonPeter KleinHans HotterOtakar KrausMaria von IlosvayFrederick DalbergJeannette SinclairRudolf KempeRoyal Opera House orchestra & chorusCD: TestamentCat: SBT131426 (complete Ring) Mono, Live 1962Wolfgang WindgassenBirgit NilssonGerhard StolzeHans HotterGustav NeidlingerMarga HöffgenKurt BöhmeJoan SutherlandGeorg SoltiVienna PhilharmonicCD: DeccaCat: 455 564-2Stereo, Studio1962Hans HopfBirgit NilssonErich KlausOtto WienerOtakar KrausMarga HöffgenPeter Roth-EhrangIngeborg Moussa-FeldererRudolf KempeBayreuth Festival OrchestraCD: MytoCat: P/2013 Mono, Live1966Wolfgang WindgassenBirgit NilssonErwin WohlfahrtTheo AdamGustav NeidlingerVěra SoukupováKurt BöhmeErika KöthKarl BöhmBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: PhilipsCat: 412 483-2Stereo, Live1968Jean CoxNaděžda KniplováErwin WohlfahrtTheo AdamZoltán KelemanOralia DomínguezKarl RidderbuschIngrid PallerWolfgang SawallischOrchestra di Roma della RAICD: Myto3MCD 055.318Live1969Jess ThomasHelga DerneschGerhard StolzeThomas StewartZoltán KelemanOralia DomínguezKarl RidderbuschCatherine GayerHerbert von KarajanBerlin PhilharmonicCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 457 790-2Stereo, Studio 1970 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording1973Alberto RemediosRita HunterGregory DempseyNorman BaileyDerek Hammond-StroudAnne CollinsClifford GrantMaurine LondonReginald GoodallEnglish National OperaCD: ChandosRecorded in English1980Manfred JungGwyneth JonesHeinz ZednikDonald McIntyreHermann BechtOrtrun WenkelFritz HübnerNorma SharpPierre BoulezBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: PhilipsCat: 434 423-2Stereo, Studio 1982René KolloJeannine AltmeyerPeter SchreierTheo AdamSiegmund NimsgernOrtrun WenkelMatti SalminenNorma SharpMarek JanowskiStaatskapelle Dresden orchestra & chorusCD: Eurodisc, RCACat: 6100-7023, B00011MJV6 (complete Ring) Stereo, Studio1989René KolloHildegard BehrensHelmut PampuchRobert HaleEkkehard WlaschinaHanna SchwarzKurt MollJulie KaufmannWolfgang SawallischBavarian State Opera orchestra & chorusCD: EMICat: 724357273121 (complete Ring) Stereo, Live1990Reiner GoldbergHildegard BehrensHeinz ZednikJames MorrisEkkehard WlaschinaBirgitta SvendénKurt MollKathleen BattleJames LevineMetropolitan Opera orchestra & chorusCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 429 407-2Stereo, Studio1990Siegfried JerusalemÉva MartonPeter HaageJames MorrisTheo AdamJadwiga RappéKurt RydlKiri Te KanawaBernard HaitinkBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraCD: EMICat: CDS 7 54290 2Stereo, Studio1992Siegfried JerusalemAnne EvansGraham ClarkJohn TomlinsonGünter von KannenBirgitta SvendénPhilip KangHilde LeidlandDaniel BarenboimBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: TeldecCat: 4509 94193 2Stereo, Live1995Edward CookCarla PohlHans-Jörg WeinschenkJohn WegnerOleg BryjakOrtrun WenkelSimon YangTiny PetersGünter NeuholdBadische StaatskapelleCD: Brilliant Classics1999Alan WoodrowElisabeth-Maria WachutkaThomas HarperJuha UusitaloAndrea Martin Julia OeschXiaoliang LiHiroko KoudaGustav KuhnTiroler Festspiele OrchestraCD: Arte Nova2002–2003Jon Fredric WestLisa GasteenHeinz GöhrigWolfgang SchöneBjorn WaagHelene RanadaAttila JunGabriela HerreraLothar ZagrosekStaatsoper Stuttgart orchestra & chorusCD: Naxos RecordsCat: 8.660175-78Stereo (SACD), Live2003–2004John TreleavenDeborah PolaskiGraham ClarkFalk StruckmannGünter von KannenAndrea BönigEric HalfvarsonCristina ObregónBertrand de BillyOrquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del LiceuDVD: Opus ArteASIN: B000IFRPY6Surround Sound, Live2004Gary RideoutLinda GasteenRichard GreagerJohn BröchelerJohn WegnerLiane KeeganDavid HibbardShu-Cheen YuAsher FischAdelaide Symphony OrchestraCD: Melba Recordings2006Stig Fogh AndersenIréne TheorinBengt-Ola MorgnyJames JohnsonSten ByrielSusanne ResmarkChristian ChristiansenGisella StilleMichael SchønwandtRoyal Danish OrchestraDVD: Decca2009Stephen GouldLinda WatsonGerhard SiegelAlbert DohmenAndrew ShoreChrista MayerHans-Peter KönigRobin JohannsenChristian ThielemannBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorusCD: Opus ArteCat: OACD9000BD(complete Ring) Stereo, Live2013Stephen GouldVioleta UrmanaChristian ElsnerTomasz KoniecznyJochen SchmeckenbecherAnna LarssonMatti SalminenSophie KlußmannMarek JanowskiBerlin Radio Symphony OrchestraBerlin Radio ChoirSACD: PENTATONECat: PTC 5186408Stereo (SACD), Live2017Simon O'NeillHeidi MeltonDavid CangelosiMatthias GoerneWerner Van MechelenDeborah HumbleFalk StruckmannValentina FarcasJaap van ZwedenHong Kong PhilharmonicCD: Naxos2019Simon O'NeillRachel NichollsGerhard SiegelIain PatersonMartin WinklerAnna LarsonClive BayleyMalin ChristenssonMark ElderThe HalléCD: Hallé2021Corby WelchLinda WatsonCornel FreyJames RutherfordJochen SchmeckenbecherRenée MorlocŁukasz KoniecznyAisha TuemmlerAxel KoberDuisburg PhilharmonicCD: cAvi2023Simon O'NeillAnja KampePeter HoareMichael VolleGeorg NiglGerhild RombergerFranz-Josef SeligDanae KontoraSimon RattleBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraCD: BR Klassik
References Notes
Sources operaclass discography, accessed 20 November 2009