# Siegfried discography

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

| Year | Cast Siegfried Brünnhilde Mime Wanderer Alberich Erda Fafner Waldvogel | Conductor, Opera house and orchestra | Label |
| 1937 | Lauritz Melchior Kirsten Flagstad Karl Laufkötter Friedrich Schorr Eduard Habich Kerstin Thorborg Emanuel List Stella Andreva | Artur Bodanzky Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus | CD: Naxos Cat: 8.110211-13 Mono, Live |
| 1949 | Gunther Treptow Gertrude Grob-Prandl William Wernigk Ferdinand Frantz Adolf Vogel Rosette Anday Herbert Alsen Ruthilde Boesch | Rudolf Moralt Vienna Symphony | CD: Myto Cat: 3MCD 972-155 Mono, studio |
| 1950 | Set Svanholm Kirsten Flagstad Peter Markwort Josef Herrmann Alois Pernerstorfer Elisabeth Höngen Ludwig Weber Julia Moor | Wilhelm Furtwängler Teatro alla Scala orchestra & chorus | CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD1501 (complete Ring) Mono, Live |
| 1951 | Set Svanholm Helen Traubel Peter Klein Ferdinand Frantz Gerhard Pechner Karin Branzell Dezső Ernster Erna Berger | Fritz Stiedry Metropolitan Opera | CD: Gebhardt |
| 1952 | Bernd Aldenhoff Astrid Varnay Paul Kuen Hans Hotter Gustav Neidlinger Melanija Bugarinović Kurt Böhme Rita Streich | Joseph Keilberth Bayreuth Festival Orchestra | CD: Myto |
| 1953 | Wolfgang Windgassen Astrid Varnay Paul Kuen Hans Hotter Gustav Neidlinger Maria von Ilosvay Josef Greindl Rita Streich | Clemens Krauss Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus | CD: Gala Cat: GL100.653 Mono, Live |
| 1953 | Ludwig Suthaus Martha Mödl Julius Patzak Ferdinand Frantz Alois Pernerstorfer Margarete Klose Josef Greindl Rita Streich | Wilhelm Furtwängler Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI | CD: EMI Cat: CZS 7 67131 2 Mono, Live |
| 1955 | Wolfgang Windgassen Astrid Varnay Paul Kuen Hans Hotter Gustav Neidlinger Maria von Ilosvay Josef Greindl Ilse Hollweg | Joseph Keilberth Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus | CD: Testament Cat: SBT41392 Stereo, Live |
| 1956 | Wolfgang Windgassen Astrid Varnay Paul Kuen Hans Hotter Gustav Neidlinger Jean Madeira Arnold van Mill Ilse Hollweg | Hans Knappertsbusch Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus | CD: Orfeo complete Ring |
| 1957 | Wolfgang Windgassen Birgit Nilsson Peter Klein Hans Hotter Otakar Kraus Maria von Ilosvay Frederick Dalberg Jeannette Sinclair | Rudolf Kempe Royal Opera House orchestra & chorus | CD: Testament Cat: SBT131426 (complete Ring) Mono, Live |
| 1962 | Wolfgang Windgassen Birgit Nilsson Gerhard Stolze Hans Hotter Gustav Neidlinger Marga Höffgen Kurt Böhme Joan Sutherland | Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic | CD: Decca Cat: 455 564-2 Stereo, Studio |
| 1962 | Hans Hopf Birgit Nilsson Erich Klaus Otto Wiener Otakar Kraus Marga Höffgen Peter Roth-Ehrang Ingeborg Moussa-Felderer | Rudolf Kempe Bayreuth Festival Orchestra | CD: Myto Cat: P/2013 Mono, Live |
| 1966 | Wolfgang Windgassen Birgit Nilsson Erwin Wohlfahrt Theo Adam Gustav Neidlinger Věra Soukupová Kurt Böhme Erika Köth | Karl Böhm Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus | CD: Philips Cat: 412 483-2 Stereo, Live |
| 1968 | Jean Cox Naděžda Kniplová Erwin Wohlfahrt Theo Adam Zoltán Keleman Oralia Domínguez Karl Ridderbusch Ingrid Paller | Wolfgang Sawallisch Orchestra di Roma della RAI | CD: Myto 3MCD 055.318 Live |
| 1969 | Jess Thomas Helga Dernesch Gerhard Stolze Thomas Stewart Zoltán Keleman Oralia Domínguez Karl Ridderbusch Catherine Gayer | Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 457 790-2 Stereo, Studio 1970 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording |
| 1973 | Alberto Remedios Rita Hunter Gregory Dempsey Norman Bailey Derek Hammond-Stroud Anne Collins Clifford Grant Maurine London | Reginald Goodall English National Opera | CD: Chandos Recorded in English |
| 1980 | Manfred Jung Gwyneth Jones Heinz Zednik Donald McIntyre Hermann Becht Ortrun Wenkel Fritz Hübner Norma Sharp | Pierre Boulez Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus | CD: Philips Cat: 434 423-2 Stereo, Studio |
| 1982 | René Kollo Jeannine Altmeyer Peter Schreier Theo Adam Siegmund Nimsgern Ortrun Wenkel Matti Salminen Norma Sharp | Marek Janowski Staatskapelle Dresden orchestra & chorus | CD: Eurodisc, RCA Cat: 6100-7023, B00011MJV6 (complete Ring) Stereo, Studio |
| 1989 | René Kollo Hildegard Behrens Helmut Pampuch Robert Hale Ekkehard Wlaschina Hanna Schwarz Kurt Moll Julie Kaufmann | Wolfgang Sawallisch Bavarian State Opera orchestra & chorus | CD: EMI Cat: 724357273121 (complete Ring) Stereo, Live |
| 1990 | Reiner Goldberg Hildegard Behrens Heinz Zednik James Morris Ekkehard Wlaschina Birgitta Svendén Kurt Moll Kathleen Battle | James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus | CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 429 407-2 Stereo, Studio |
| 1990 | Siegfried Jerusalem Éva Marton Peter Haage James Morris Theo Adam Jadwiga Rappé Kurt Rydl Kiri Te Kanawa | Bernard Haitink Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | CD: EMI Cat: CDS 7 54290 2 Stereo, Studio |
| 1992 | Siegfried Jerusalem Anne Evans Graham Clark John Tomlinson Günter von Kannen Birgitta Svendén Philip Kang Hilde Leidland | Daniel Barenboim Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus | CD: Teldec Cat: 4509 94193 2 Stereo, Live |
| 1995 | Edward Cook Carla Pohl Hans-Jörg Weinschenk John Wegner Oleg Bryjak Ortrun Wenkel Simon Yang Tiny Peters | Günter Neuhold Badische Staatskapelle | CD: Brilliant Classics |
| 1999 | Alan Woodrow Elisabeth-Maria Wachutka Thomas Harper Juha Uusitalo Andrea Martin Julia Oesch Xiaoliang Li Hiroko Kouda | Gustav Kuhn Tiroler Festspiele Orchestra | CD: Arte Nova |
| 2002– 2003 | Jon Fredric West Lisa Gasteen Heinz Göhrig Wolfgang Schöne Bjorn Waag Helene Ranada Attila Jun Gabriela Herrera | Lothar Zagrosek Staatsoper Stuttgart orchestra & chorus | CD: Naxos Records Cat: 8.660175-78 Stereo (SACD), Live |
| 2003– 2004 | John Treleaven Deborah Polaski Graham Clark Falk Struckmann Günter von Kannen Andrea Bönig Eric Halfvarson Cristina Obregón | Bertrand de Billy Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu | DVD: Opus Arte ASIN: B000IFRPY6 Surround Sound, Live |
| 2004 | Gary Rideout Linda Gasteen Richard Greager John Bröcheler John Wegner Liane Keegan David Hibbard Shu-Cheen Yu | Asher Fisch Adelaide Symphony Orchestra | CD: Melba Recordings |
| 2006 | Stig Fogh Andersen Iréne Theorin Bengt-Ola Morgny James Johnson Sten Byriel Susanne Resmark Christian Christiansen Gisella Stille | Michael Schønwandt Royal Danish Orchestra | DVD: Decca |
| 2009 | Stephen Gould Linda Watson Gerhard Siegel Albert Dohmen Andrew Shore Christa Mayer Hans-Peter König Robin Johannsen | Christian Thielemann Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & chorus | CD: Opus Arte Cat: OACD9000BD (complete Ring) Stereo, Live |
| 2013 | Stephen Gould Violeta Urmana Christian Elsner Tomasz Konieczny Jochen Schmeckenbecher Anna Larsson Matti Salminen Sophie Klußmann | Marek Janowski Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin Radio Choir | SACD: PENTATONE Cat: PTC 5186408 Stereo (SACD), Live |
| 2017 | Simon O'Neill Heidi Melton David Cangelosi Matthias Goerne Werner Van Mechelen Deborah Humble Falk Struckmann Valentina Farcas | Jaap van Zweden Hong Kong Philharmonic | CD: Naxos |
| 2019 | Simon O'Neill Rachel Nicholls Gerhard Siegel Iain Paterson Martin Winkler Anna Larson Clive Bayley Malin Christensson | Mark Elder The Hallé | CD: Hallé |
| 2021 | Corby Welch Linda Watson Cornel Frey James Rutherford Jochen Schmeckenbecher Renée Morloc Łukasz Konieczny Aisha Tuemmler | Axel Kober Duisburg Philharmonic | CD: cAvi |
| 2023 | Simon O'Neill Anja Kampe Peter Hoare Michael Volle Georg Nigl Gerhild Romberger Franz-Josef Selig Danae Kontora | Simon Rattle Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | CD: BR Klassik |