The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 21/22 : Legendary Operatic Voices

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1Siegfried: Act I. Forging Song
engineered in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1938-04-17)
tenor vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
partial recording of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt I, Scene III "Verfluchtes Licht!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1856-09 until 1869-02-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt I
Richard Wagner3:06
2Die Walküre: Act I, Scene 3. „Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater”
recorded in:
Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
soprano vocals:
Helen Traubel (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1941-02-22)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
premiered at:
Nationaltheater München in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1870-06-26)
part of:
Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis (number: 86b)
part of:
Der Ring des Nibelungen, WWV 86
Richard Wagner25:37
3Götterdämmerung: Act III. Immolation Scene
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) (on 1952-06-23)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1952-06-23)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor) (on 1952-06-23)
recording of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene III "War das sein Horn?" (on 1952-06-23)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1872-01-04 until 1874-11-21)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III
Richard Wagner19:27
4Tristan und Isolde: Act III. Liebestod
recorded in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer)
soprano vocals:
Eileen Farrell (soprano)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1957-11-25)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:36