Year
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Cast Siegmund Sieglinde Wotan Brünnhilde Hunding Fricka
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Conductor, Opera house and orchestra
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Label[1]/Notes
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1929
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Walter Kirchhoff Olga Schramm-Tschörner Ludwig Weber Henriette Gottlieb
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Franz von Hoesslin Orchestre Walter Staram
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CD: Gebhardt Cat: JGCD 0016-3 Excerpts
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1935
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Lauritz Melchior Lotte Lehmann Emanuel List
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Bruno Walter Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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78rpm: HMV Act 1 only, Mono
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1935
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Paul Althouse Kirsten Flagstad Emanuel List
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Artur Bodanzky Metropolitan Opera
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CD: Archipel Cat: ARPCD 0039-3 Act 1 only
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1936
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Lauritz Melchior Lotte Lehmann Friedrich Schorr Kirsten Flagstad Emanuel List Kathryn Meisle
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Fritz Reiner San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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CD: Music & Arts CD-1272 Act 2 only, Mono, Live
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1940
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Lauritz Melchior Marjorie Lawrence Julius Huehn Kirsten Flagstad Emanuel List Karin Branzell
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Erich Leinsdorf Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus
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CD: Sony Classical Cat: 88765-42717-2 Mono, Live
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1941
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Lauritz Melchior Astrid Varnay Friedrich Schorr Helen Traubel Alexander Kipnis Kerstin Thorborg
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Erich Leinsdorf Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus
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CD: Naxos Cat: 8.110058-60 Mono, Live
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1944
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Lauritz Melchior Rose Bampton Helen Traubel Herbert Janssen Alexander Kipnis Kerstin Thorborg
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George Szell Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus
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CD: MYTO Cat: 022.H065 Mono, Live
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1945
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Irene Jessner Herbert Janssen Helen Traubel
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Artur Rodzinsky New York Philharmonic
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CD: PACO180 Act three only
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1949
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Max Lorenz Rose Bampton Joel Berglund Helen Traubel Lyobumir Videnov Kerstin Thorborg
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Fritz Stiedry Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus
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CD: Archipel Mono, Live
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1949
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Günther Treptow Hilde Konetzni Ferdinand Frantz Helena Braun Herbert Alsen Rosette Anday
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Rudolf Moralt Vienna Philharmonic
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CD: Myto
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1950
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Günther Treptow Hilde Konetzni Ferdinand Frantz Kirsten Flagstad Ludwig Weber Elisabeth Höngen
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Wilhelm Furtwängler Teatro alla Scala orchestra & chorus
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CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD1501[2] (complete Ring) Mono, Live
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1951
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Torsten Ralf Helene Werth Ludwig Hofmann Gertrude Grob-Prandl Herbert Alsen Georgine von Milinkovic
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Robert F. Denzler Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
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CD: Walhall Cat: WLCD 0134 Mono, Live
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1951
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Leonie Rysanek Sigurd Björling Astrid Varnay
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Herbert von Karajan Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
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CD: EMI Act 3 only
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1951
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Ludwig Suthaus Maria Müller Josef Herrmann Paula Buchner Josef Greindl Margarete Klose
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Ferenc Fricsay Deutsche Oper Berlin
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CD: Myto
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1953
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Ramon Vinay Regina Resnik Hans Hotter Astrid Varnay Josef Greindl Ira Malaniuk
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Clemens Krauss Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus
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CD: Gala Records Cat: GL 100.652 Mono, Live
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1953
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Wolfgang Windgassen Hilde Konetzni Ferdinand Frantz Martha Mödl Gottlob Frick Elsa Cavelti
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Wilhelm Furtwängler Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro della RAI
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CD: EMI Cat: CHS 7 63045 2 Mono, Studio
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1954
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Ludwig Suthaus Leonie Rysanek Ferdinand Frantz Martha Mödl Gottlob Frick Margarete Klose
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Wilhelm Furtwängler Vienna Philharmonic
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CD: EMI Cat: CHS 7 63045 2 Mono, Studio
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1954
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Max Lorenz Martha Mödl Hans Hotter Astrid Varnay Josef Greindl Georgine von Milinkovic
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Joseph Keilberth Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus
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CD: Archipel Cat: CHS 7 63045 2 Mono, Live
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1955
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Ramón Vinay Gré Brouwenstijn Hans Hotter Astrid Varnay Josef Greindl Georgine von Milinkovic
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Joseph Keilberth Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus
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CD: Testament Cat: SBT41391 Stereo, Live
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1956
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Wolfgang Windgassen Gré Brouwenstijn Hans Hotter Astrid Varnay Josef Greindl Georgine von Milinkovic
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Hans Knappertsbusch Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
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CD: Orfeo
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1957
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Ramón Vinay Sylvia Fisher Hans Hotter Birgit Nilsson Friedrich Dalberg Georgine von Milinkovic
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Rudolf Kempe Royal Opera House orchestra & chorus
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CD: Testament Cat: SBT131426 (complete Ring) Mono, Live
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1959
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Ramón Vinay Amy Shuard Hans Hotter Astrid Varnay Kurt Böhme Ursula Boese
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Franz Konwitschny Royal Opera House orchestra & chorus
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CD: Walhall Cat: WLCD 0316 Mono, Live
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1961
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Jon Vickers Gré Brouwenstijn George London Birgit Nilsson David Ward Rita Gorr
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Erich Leinsdorf London Symphony Orchestra
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CD: Decca Cat: 430 391-2 Stereo, Studio
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1965
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James King Régine Crespin Hans Hotter Birgit Nilsson Gottlob Frick Christa Ludwig
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Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic
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CD: Decca Cat: 414 105-2 Stereo, Studio
1967 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
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1966
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Jon Vickers Gundula Janowitz Thomas Stewart Régine Crespin Martti Talvela Josephine Veasey
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Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic
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CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 415 145-2 Stereo, Studio
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1967
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Jess Thomas Helga Dernesch Theo Adam Anja Silja NN Grace Hoffman
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Thomas Schippers Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (at Osaka International Festival)
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DVD: Premiere Opera Cat: 5853 Live
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1973
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James King Leonie Rysanek Theo Adam Birgit Nilsson Gerd Nienstedt Annelies Burmeister
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Karl Böhm Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus
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CD: Philips Cat: 412 478-2 Stereo, Live
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1975
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Alberto Remedios Margaret Curphey Norman Bailey Rita Hunter Clifford Grant Ann Howard
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Reginald Goodall English National Opera
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CD: Chandos
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1980
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Peter Hofmann Jeannine Altmeyer Donald McIntyre Gwyneth Jones Matti Salminen Hanna Schwarz
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Pierre Boulez Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus
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CD: Philips Cat: 434 422-2 Stereo, Studio
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1981
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Siegfried Jerusalem Jessye Norman Theo Adam Jeannine Altmeyer Kurt Moll Yvonne Minton
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Marek Janowski Staatskapelle Dresden orchestra & chorus
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CD: Eurodisc / RCA Cat: RCA 7 4321 45417 2 (complete Ring) Stereo, Studio
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1987
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Gary Lakes Jessye Norman James Morris Hildegard Behrens Kurt Moll Christa Ludwig
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James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus
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CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 423 389-2 Stereo, Studio
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1988
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Reiner Goldberg Cheryl Studer James Morris Éva Marton Matti Salminen Waltraud Meier
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Bernard Haitink Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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CD: EMI Cat: CDS 7 49534 2 Stereo, Studio
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1989
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Robert Schunk Julia Varady Robert Hale Hildegard Behrens Kurt Moll Marjana Lipovšek
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Wolfgang Sawallisch Bavarian State Opera orchestra & chorus
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CD: EMI Cat: 724357273121 (complete Ring) Stereo, Live
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1992
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Poul Elming Nadine Secunde John Tomlinson Anne Evans Matthias Hölle Linda Finnie
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Daniel Barenboim Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus
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CD: Teldec Cat: 4509-91186-2 Stereo, Live
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1997
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Poul Elming Alessandra Marc Robert Hale Gabriele Schnaut Alfred Muff Anja Silja
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Christoph von Dohnányi Cleveland Orchestra
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CD: Decca Cat: 440 371-2 Stereo, Studio
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1995
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Edward Cook Gabriele Maria Ronge John Wegner Carla Pohl Frode Olsen Zlatomira Nikolova
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Günter Neuhold Badische Staatskapelle
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CD: Brilliant Classics Cat: 99801[3] (complete Ring) Stereo, Live
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2002
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Peter Seiffert Waltraud Meier John Tomlinson Gabriele Schnaut Kurt Rydl Mihoko Fujimura
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Zubin Mehta Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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CD: Farao Cat: A 108088 Stereo, Live
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2002–2003
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Robert Gambill Angela Denoke Jan-Hendrik Rootering Renate Behle Attila Jun Tichina Vaughn
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Lothar Zagrosek Staatsoper Stuttgart orchestra & chorus (Recordings at Württembergische Staatsoper)
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CD: Naxos Records Cat: 8.660172-74 DVD: TDK "Mediactive" Cat: DV-OPRDNW Stereo (SACD), Live
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2003–2004
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Richard Berkeley-Steele Linda Watson Falk Struckmann Deborah Polaski Eric Halfvarson Lioba Braun
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Bertrand de Billy Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
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DVD: Opus Arte ASIN: B000IFRPY6 Surround Sound, Live
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2004
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Stuart Skelton Deborah Riedel John Bröcheler Lisa Gasteen Richard Green Elizabeth Campbell
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Asher Fisch Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
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CD: Melba Cat: MR 301091-94 Stereo (SACD), Live
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2006
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Robert Gambill Eva-Maria Westbroek Willard White Eva Johansson Mikhail Petrenko Lilli Paasikivi
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Simon Rattle Berlin Philharmonic
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DVD: Bel Air Classiques
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2006
|
Stig Fogh Andersen Gitta-Marie Sjöberg James Johnson Iréne Theorin Stephen Milling Randi Stene
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Michael Schønwandt Royal Danish Orchestra
|
DVD: Decca
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2008
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Stuart Skelton Yvonne Naef Falk Struckmann Deborah Polaski Mikhail Petrenko Jeanne Piland
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Simone Young Philharmoniker Hamburg
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CD: Oehms Classics CAT: OC 929 Stereo, Live
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2009
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Endrik Wottrich Eva-Maria Westbroek Albert Dohmen Linda Watson Kwangchul Youn Michelle Breedt
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Christian Thielemann Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus
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CD: Opus Arte Cat: OACD9000BD (complete Ring) Stereo, Live
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2010
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Jonas Kaufmann Eva-Maria Westbroek Bryn Terfel Deborah Voigt Hans-Peter König Stephanie Blythe
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James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra
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DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 4855 Blu-ray DVD, Live
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2010
|
Simon O'Neill Waltraud Meier Vitaliji Kowaljow Nina Stemme John Tomlinson Ekaterina Gubanova
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Daniel Barenboim Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus
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DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 101694 Blu-ray DVD, Live
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2011
|
Stig Fogh Andersen Yvonne Howard Egils Siliņš Susan Bullock Clive Bayley Susan Bickley
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Mark Elder The Hallé
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CD: Hallé Cat: CD HLD 7531 Stereo, Live
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2011
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Frank van Aken Eva-Maria Westbroek Terje Stensvold Susan Bullock Ain Anger Martina Dike
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Sebastian Weigle Frankfurt Opera orchestra
|
CD: Oehms Cat: OC 936 Stereo Live
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2011
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Christopher Ventris Eric Halfvarson Albert Dohmen Waltraud Meier Katarina Dalayman Janina Baechle
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Christian Thielemann Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
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CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 0289 479 1560 7 (complete Ring) Stereo, Live
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2012
|
Jonas Kaufmann Anja Kampe René Pape Nina Stemme Mikhail Petrenko Ekaterina Gubanova
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Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
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CD: Mariinsky Label Cat: MAR0527 Stereo (4 x Hybrid SACD)
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2013
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Robert Dean Smith Melanie Diener Tomasz Konieczny Petra Lang Timo Riihonen Iris Vermillion
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Marek Janowski Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin Radio Choir
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SACD: Pentatone Cat: PTC 5186407 Stereo (SACD), Live
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2014
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Stuart Skelton Margaret Jane Wray Greer Grimsley Alwyn Mellor Andrea Silverstrelli] Stephanie Blythe
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Asher Fisch Seattle Symphony Orchestra Seattle Opera Chorus
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CD: Avie Records Cat: AV2313 (complete Ring) Stereo, Live
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2016
|
Stuart Skelton Heidi Melton Matthias Goerne Petra Lang Falk Struckmann Michelle DeYoung
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Jaap van Zweden, Hong Kong Philharmonic
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CD: Naxos Cat: 866039497 Stereo, Live
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2019
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Michael Weinius Sarah Ferede James Rutherford Linda Watson Łukasz Konieczny Katarzyna Kuncio
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Axel Kober Duisburg Philharmonic
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CD: cAvi
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2020
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Stuart Skelton Emily Magee John Lundgren Nina Stemme Ain Anger Sarah Connolly
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Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera House orchestra, Keith Warner, stage director
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DVD:Opus Arte Cat:OA1308D
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2020
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Stuart Skelton Eva-Maria Westbroek James Rutherford Iréne Theorin Eric Halfvarson Elisabeth Kulman
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Simon Rattle, Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
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CD:BR-Klassik Cat:900177
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