# Die Walküre discography

This is a partial discography of Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre. It was first performed at the National Theatre Munich on 26 June 1870.

## Recordings

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