This is a discography of Götterdämmerung, the fourth of the four operas that make up Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner, which received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876.
Recordings YearCastSiegfriedBrünnhildeHagenGuntherGutruneAlberichWaltraute) Conductor,Opera house and orchestraLabel Recordings of Götterdämmerung on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk1936Lauritz MelchiorMarjorie LawrenceLudwig HofmannFriedrich SchorrDorothee ManskiEduard HabichKathryn MeisleArtur BodanzkyOrchestra of the Metropolitan OperaCD: Naxos Historical1942Set SvanholmMarta FuchsFrederick DalbergEgmont KochElse FischerRobert BurgCamilla Kailab Karl ElmendorffBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: Music & ArtsCat: CD 1058Mono, Live1947Set SvanholmAstrid VarnayEmanuel ListHerbert JanssenRose BamptonFred DestalLydia KindermanErich KleiberTeatro ColonCD: Gebhardt1949Günther TreptowGertrude Grob-PrandlLudwig WeberKarl KamannHilde KonetzniAdolf VogelRosette Anday Rudolf MoraltVienna Symphony Orchestra & chorusCD: MytoCat: 4MCD 973.159Mono1950Max LorenzKirsten FlagstadLudwig WeberJosef HerrmannHilde KonetzniAlois PernerstorferElisabeth HöngenWilhelm FurtwänglerTeatro alla Scala orchestra & chorusCD: Opera d'OroCat: OPD1501(complete Ring) Mono, Live1951 Bernd AldenhoffAstrid VarnayLudwig WeberHermann UhdeMartha MödlHeinrich PflanzlElisabeth Höngen Hans KnappertsbuschBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: TestamentCat: SBT4175Mono, Live1951Set SvanholmHelen TraubelDezső ErnsterHerbert JanssenRegina ResnikGerhard PechnerMargaret HarshawFritz StiedryOrchestra of the Metropolitan OperaCD: Gebhardt1952 Max LorenzAstrid VarnayJosef GreindlHermann UhdeMartha MödlGustav NeidlingerRuth SiewertJoseph KeilberthBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: MytoCat: 4CD 00206Mono, Live1953Wolfgang WindgassenAstrid VarnayJosef GreindlHermann UhdeGustav NeidlingerIra MalaniukClemens KraussBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: Opera d'OroCat: OPD1500(complete Ring) Mono, Live1953Ludwig SuthausMartha MödlJosef GreindlAlfred PoellSena JurinacAlois PernerstorferMargarete KloseWilhelm FurtwänglerOrchestra Sinfonica e Coro della RAICD: EMICat: CZS 7 67136 2Mono1955Wolfgang WindgassenAstrid VarnayJosef GreindlHermann UhdeGré BrouwenstijnGustav NeidlingerMaria von IlosvayJoseph KeilberthBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: TestamentCat: SBT41393Stereo, Live1955Wolfgang WindgassenMartha MödlJosef GreindlHermann UhdeGré BrouwenstijnGustav NeidlingerMaria von IlosvayJoseph KeilberthBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: TestamentCat: SBT41433Stereo, Live1955Bernd AldenhoffBirgit NilssonGottlob FrickHermann UhdeLeonie RysanekOtakar KrausIra MalaniukHans KnappertsbuschBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraCD: Orfeo1956Set SvanholmKirsten FlagstadEgil NordsjøWaldemar JohnsenIngrid BjonerPer GrönnebergEva GustavsonØivin FjeldstadNorwegian Radio Chorus & OrchestraCD: NaxosCat: 8.112066-69Mono, Live1957Wolfgang WindgassenBirgit NilssonKurt BöhmeHermann UhdeElisabeth LindermeierOtakar KrausMaria von IlosvayRudolf KempeRoyal Opera House orchestra & chorusCD: TestamentCat: SBT131426(complete Ring) Mono, Live1964Wolfgang WindgassenBirgit NilssonGottlob FrickDietrich Fischer-DieskauClaire WatsonGustav NeidlingerChrista LudwigGeorg SoltiWiener Philharmoniker,Wiener Staatsoper chorusCD: DeccaCat: 455 569-2Stereo1967Wolfgang WindgassenBirgit NilssonJosef GreindlThomas StewartLudmila DvořákováGustav NeidlingerMartha MödlKarl BöhmBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: PhilipsCat: 412 488-2Stereo, Live1969Helge BriliothHelga DerneschKarl RidderbuschThomas StewartGundula JanowitzZoltán KelemenChrista LudwigHerbert von KarajanBerliner Philharmoniker,Deutsche Oper Berlin chorusCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 457 795-2Stereo1977Alberto RemediosRita HunterAage HauglandNorman WelsbyMargaret CurpheyDerek Hammond-StroudKatherine PringReginald GoodallEnglish National OperaCD: ChandosPerformed in English1979Manfred JungGwyneth JonesFritz HübnerFranz MazuraJeannine AltmeyerHermann BechtGwendolyn KillebrewPierre BoulezBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: PhilipsCat: 434 424-2Stereo1983René KolloJeannine AltmeyerMatti SalminenHans Günter NöckerNorma SharpSiegmund NimsgernOrtrun WenkelMarek JanowskiStaatskapelle Dresden,Staatsoper Dresden chorusCD: Eurodisc / RCACat: RCA B00011MJV6(complete Ring) Stereo1987Elliot PalayLaila Andersson-PalmeAage HauglandLars WaageEva JohanssonJorgen KlintMargrethe DanielsenFrancesco CristofoliAarhus Symphony OrchestraCD: Sterling1989Reiner GoldbergHildegard BehrensMatti SalminenBernd WeiklCheryl StuderEkkehard WlaschihaHanna SchwarzJames LevineMetropolitan Opera orchestra & chorusCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 429 385-2Stereo1989René KolloHildegard BehrensMatti SalminenHans Günter NöckerLisbeth BalslevEkkehard WlaschihaWaltraud MeierWolfgang SawallischBavarian State Opera orchestra & chorus(Recorded at National Theater, Munich)CD: EMICat: 724357273121(complete Ring) Stereo, Live1990Siegfried JerusalemHildegard BehrensMatti SalminenAnthony RaffellHanna LisowskaEkkehard WlaschihaChrista LudwigJames LevineMetropolitan Opera Orchestra & Corus(Recorded live, 5 May; Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production)SD video:Met Opera on DemandGötterdämmerung (5 May, 1990), Met Opera on Demand(complete ring)1991Siegfried JerusalemÉva MartonJohn TomlinsonThomas HampsonEva-Maria BundschuhTheo AdamMarjana LipovšekBernard HaitinkBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraBayerischen Rundfunks chorusCD: EMICat: CDS 7 54485 2Stereo1991Siegfried JerusalemAnne EvansPhilip KangBodo BrinkmannEva-Maria BundschuhGünter von KannenWaltraud MeierDaniel BarenboimBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: TeldecCat: 4509941942Stereo, Live1995Edward CookCarla PohlMarkku TervoBodo BrinkmannGabriele Maria RongeOleg BryjakZlatomira NikolovaGünter NeuholdBadische StaatskapelleCD: Brilliant Classics2002–2003Albert BonnemaLuana DeVolRoland BrachtHernan IturraldeEva-Maria WestbroekFranz-Josef KappellmannTichina VaughnLothar ZagrosekStaatsoper Stuttgart orchestra & chorus(Recording at Württembergische Staatsoper).DVD: TDK "Mediactive",Cat: DV-OPRDNGCD: Naxos RecordsCat: 8.660179-82Stereo, Live2003–2004John TreleavenDeborah PolaskiMatti SalminenFalk StruckmannElisabete MatosGünter von KannenJulia JuonBertrand de BillyOrquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del LiceuDVD: Opus ArteASIN: B000IFRPY6Surround Sound, Live2004Timothy MussardLisa GasteenDuccio Dal MonteJonathan SummersJoanna ColeJohn WegnerElizabeth CampbellAsher FischAdelaide Symphony OrchestraCD: Melba2006Stig Fogh AndersenIréne TheorinPeter KlavenessGuido PaëvataluYlva KihlbergSten ByrielAnette BodMichael SchønwandtRoyal Danish OrchestraDVD: Decca2009Stephen GouldLinda WatsonHans-Peter KönigRalf LukasEdith HallerAndrew ShoreChrista MayerChristian ThielemannBayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus(Recording at Bayreuth Festival)CD: Opus ArteCat: OA CD9000B DStereo, Live2010Lance RyanJennifer WilsonMatti SalminenRalf LukasElisabete MatosFranz-Josef KapellmannCatherine Wyn-RogersZubin MehtaOrquestra de la Comunitat ValencianaCor de la Generalitat Valenciana DVD Unitel ClassicaASIN: B002ZCUEKM2013Lance RyanPetra LangMatti SalminenMarkus BrückEdith HallerJochen SchmeckenbecherMarina PrudenskayaMarek JanowskiBerlin Radio Symphony OrchestraCD: Pentatone2018Daniel BrennaGun-Brit BarkminEric HalfvarsonShenyangAmanda MajeskiPeter KálmánMichelle DeYoungJaap van ZwedenHong Kong PhilharmonicCD: Naxos2022Corby WelchLinda WatsonSami LuttinenRichard ŠvedaAnke KrabbeJochen SchmeckenbecherSarah FeredeAxel KoberDuisburg PhilharmonicCD: cAvi
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