Wagner, Richard: Die Walküre (Historic Recording)
Die Walküre (The Valkyries) part 2 of Wagner's RIng Cycle, in the live recording of the 1957 Bayreuth production starring Raymond Vinay as Siegmund, Birgit Nilsson as Sieglinde and Hans Hotter as Wotan, conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch. Melodram MEL 577, near mint.
Die Walküre by Richard Wagner
Cast: Ramon Vinay, Birgit Nilsson, Josef Greindl, Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay, Georfgine von Milinkovic, Paula Lenchner, Gerda Lammers, Elisabeth Schaertel, Maria von Ilsovay, Hilde Scheppan, Helena Bader, Hetty Plumacher, with the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
Libretto by Richard Wagner
Label: Melodram
Catalogue number: MEL 577
Country of Issue: Italy
Date: 1982
Live recording
Mono
Digital / Analogue
Format: LP Boxed Set (4 discs plus booklet)
Label design: usual Melodram cream label
Discs: Near Mint, unmarked
Outer box: Near Mint, very fine apart from sunfading on left spine; the top and bottom of the box have been very neatly re-taped together.
Inner sleeves: original, polylined, as new
Booklet: full size 4pp, perfect, basic notes in Italian and German, and photos.
This item appears as new throughout except as mentioned above. Acquired by us in 2007 as part of a large collection but never played since.
Famous enough we think not to need an intro. This is the live recording of the 1957 Bayreuth production, classic Wagner!
| Title | Wagner, Richard: Die Walküre (Historic Recording) |
|---|---|
| Brand | Melodram |
| Category | Boxed Sets: Opera & Choral |
| SKU | OWA4 |
| Condition | Used |
| Weight | 954.0 g |
| Width | 319.0 mm |
| Height | 319.0 mm |
| Depth | 17.0 mm |
| HS Code | 852380 |
| Country of Origin | Italy |
| MPN | MEL 577 |
