Description:

Pros:

• In the early 1960s Birgit Nilsson’s voice had all of its signature power while retaining the flexibility and lyricism from her early days. The result is a Brünnhilde that is more athletic than stentorian but with no shortage of power.
• As Siegfried, Hans Hopf displays a voice that is burnished and baritonal. He is remarkably tireless, especially in Act III, where he recounts his adventures with the Forest Bird, a section in which many Heldentenors succumb to fatigue.
• Gottlob Frick, as Hagen, conveys charm, strength, and cunning while never letting you forget that he is only half human.
• Having the luxury of Thomas Stewart’s Gunther and Ingrid Bjoner’s Gutrune shows just how important these characters are to the story.

Cons:

• None to mention

In Mono

OD 11654-4