Re-pitched DIE WALKÜRE Varnay, Crespin, Resnik, Uhl, Hines, Frick - Kempe - Bayreuth 27VII61

[@Yves_Ka]

what a cast! And how wonderful to hear Resnik in this role

[@vincenzomerli6174]

Vielen Dank

[@Gralsritter]

A great big thank you for this re-pitching. We return to Jerome Hines for Die Walküre where he really shows what a commanding presence and grasp for the role he has. Another great singer who recorded little is captured here at his best. He would return to Bayreuth once more only, to sing Die Walküre in 1963 under Kempe. We have already met our sixth Bass, as Hunding in Die Walküre , The great Gottlob Frick. He lends enormous weight of presence in Act 1 of Walküre, was there ever a more menacing Hunding? He had the blackest vocal timbre and brought to his roles a great malevolence that is seldom heard today unfortunately. Die Walküre has three great ladies Regine Crespin as Sieglinde, Regina Resnik as Fricka and the incomparable Astrid Varnay as Brünnhilde. Varnay was the predominant soprano at Bayreuth after the war, and we get to hear her mature and nuanced portrayal here. Fritz Uhl should not be overlooked, he sings a solid and dependable Siegmund. Taken from an article on Rudolf Kempe at Bayreuth (@MJ Hood)

[@jameslamendola7843]

Thank you.

[@davidhansel897]

Thank you for posting this! Act 1: 0:00 Act 2: 1:02:05 Act 3: 2:32:22

[@arrassip]

Sublime Regine Crespin