Der Ring des Nibelungen: Part 3, ‘Siegfried’.
Theo Adam Wanderer ; Gustav Neidlinger Alberich ; Birgit Nilsson sop Brünnhilde ; Erika Köth sop Woodbird ; Vera Soukupová cont Erda ; Wolfgang Windgassen ten Siegfried ; Erwin Wohlfahrt ten Mime ; Kurt Böhme bass Fafner

Bayreuth Festival Orchestra/Karl Böhm
Philips CD 412 483-2PH4 ( ADD)

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ok sad to say, I dont recall having heard Wolfgang Windgassen – or probably did but since I have come to know and love The RING more intimately in the last five years, I may have heard a recording but not realized who it was.

My appreciation for the singing and acting requirements and standards for the RING having risen in the last years, I am thrlling to the webcast this afternoon on RADIO CLASSIQUE of this classic .  Its obviously a live recording (you can hear the audience stirring during the preludes – but its a shame they cut out the applause .  After Act One, I wanted to stand up and cheer – i have not heard in the recent years from Bayreuth such a Siegfried – good grief what a voice – incredibly free and clear – his characterization is delightful – and the rest of the cast is a joy!  Can’t wait til Act Three.  I may stand and cheer anyway.