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Der Ring des Nibelungen: Götterdämmerung
Richard Wagner
, 1848–74
Recommended Recordings
Georg
Solti
conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker
orchestra
Claire
Watson
soprano
Brigit
Nilsson
soprano
Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau
baritone
Christa
Ludwig
mezzo-soprano
Wolfgang
Windgassen
tenor
Gottlob
Frick
bass
Decca
1964
4h 24m
Karl
Böhm
conductor
Bayreuth Festival
orchestra
Brigit
Nilsson
soprano
Ludmilla
Dvoráková
soprano
Thomas
Stewart
baritone
Wolfgang
Windgassen
tenor
Gustav
Neidlinger
bass
Josef
Greindl
bass
Decca
1967
4h 9m
Herbert von
Karajan
conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker
orchestra
Gundula
Janowitz
soprano
Helga
Dernesch
soprano
Thomas
Stewart
baritone
Helge
Brilioth
tenor
Karl
Ridderbusch
bass
Zoltán
Kéléman
bass
Deutsche Grammophon
1969
4h 36m
Marek
Janowski
conductor
Staatskapelle Dresden
orchestra
Jeannine
Altmeyer
soprano
Norma
Sharp
soprano
Hans Günter
Nöcker
baritone
Ortrun
Wenkel
mezzo-soprano
René
Kollo
tenor
Matti
Salminen
bass
Siegmund
Nimsgern
bass-baritone
Sony
1983
4h 14m
James
Levine
conductor
Metropolitan Opera
orchestra
Hildegard
Behrens
soprano
Cheryl
Studer
soprano
Bernd
Weikl
baritone
Hanna
Schwarz
mezzo-soprano
Reiner
Goldberg
tenor
Matti
Salminen
bass
Deutsche Grammophon
1989
4h 29m
Daniel
Barenboim
conductor
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
orchestra
Anne
Evans
soprano
Eva-Maria
Bundschuh
soprano
Bodo
Brinkmann
baritone
Siegfried
Jerusalem
tenor
Philip
Kang
bass
Günter von
Kannen
bass-baritone
Teldec
1991
4h 27m
Bernard
Haitink
conductor
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
orchestra
Marjana
Lipovšek
soprano
Éva
Marton
soprano
Thomas
Hampson
baritone
Siegfried
Jerusalem
tenor
Theo
Adam
bass
John
Tomlinson
bass
EMI
1992
4h 15m
Lothar
Zagrosek
conductor
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
orchestra
Eva Maria
Westbroek
soprano
Luana
DeVol
soprano
Hernan
Iturralde
baritone
Albert
Bonnema
tenor
Roland
Bracht
bass
Franz-Josef
Kapellmann
bass
Naxos
2002–03
4h 18m
Simone
Young
conductor
Philharmoniker Hamburg
orchestra
Deborah
Polaski
soprano
Anna
Gabler
soprano
Wolfgang
Koch
baritone
Robert
Bork
baritone
Christian
Franz
tenor
John
Tomlinson
bass
Oehms
2010
4h 26m
Asher
Fisch
conductor
Seattle Symphony
orchestra
Alwyn
Mellor
soprano
Stefan
Vinke
tenor
Avie
2013
4h 19m
Jaap van
Zweden
conductor
Hong Kong Philharmonic
orchestra
Gun-Brit
Barkmin
soprano
Amanda
Majeski
soprano
Michelle
DeYoung
mezzo-soprano
Daniel
Brenna
tenor
Eric
Halfvarson
bass
Shenyang
bass-baritone
Naxos
2018
4h 23m