| Year |
Cast
Siegmund
Sieglinde
Wotan
Brünnhilde
Hunding
Fricka |
Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra |
Label[1]/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: His Master's Voice
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[2]
(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[3]
(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 |