Description:

Pros:

• Again, Otmar Suitner steps in mid-cycle to relieve Karl Böhm, and delivers a performance that easily rivals his more famous colleague.
• Wolfgang Windgassen is tireless in the title role, and relishes the opportunity to display his heroic top as well as the more lyric side of his voice.
• Birgit Nilsson makes much of Brünnhilde’s brief but daunting awakening in Act III.
• Erwin Wohlfahrt deserves a shout-out for his wily, yet surprisingly vocally distinguished Mime.

Cons:

• There is some very mild and occasional static in Act III.

In Stereo

OD 11621-3