I remember seeing Rysanek in this opposite Peter Hoffman, who in 1951 was about seven. Unfortunately by 1986 he sounded older than LR. A sad business, opera.
Karajan blows the microphones away at 25:13 -sounds like a bomb fell on the opera house. Rysanek actually sounds pretty much the same as she did 38 years later, in Madrid 1989!
I have a 1954 recording of Die Walküre, sings Rysanek as Sieglinde and Ludwig Suthaus as Siegmund, conducts Furwängler...it is of an undescribable beuty! Suthaus is amazingly lyrical...
@@omairagamboa7821 I LOVE Suthaus in this role. I've read reviews saying he's "dry" or doesn't have dramatic insights into the character, but I agree with you that he's intensely lyrical, and I think his voice is perfect for this heroic rebel. That recording was towards the end of his career too. There's a 1947 recording with Furtwängler with him in acts 2 and 3 that I can't recommend highly enough. I don't understand why he wasn't captured more often in his prime.
@@rossmerchant8435 In regard to Suthaus I recently read: "When you hear Suthaus, you will understand why they called once a German Belcanto Singer. After the war he became a favorite of Furwängler, who saw him as the finest dramatic tenor of his time. Compared with other representatives of his time, Suthaus sang remarkably soft and smooth. In his memories Rudolf Schock stated, he himself was the first lyrical Wagner tenor. Pure lyrical Wagner singing, a skill that was often missed. In contrast to his intense but unappealing singing, the voice of Ludwig Suthaus is a balm for my ears..." I particularly fell in love with his voice the very first time I heard him... warm regards from Caracas.
@@omairagamboa7821 Beautifully put. Now, Rudolf Schock, there's a dry voice. The warm regards are much appreciated as we just got first snow this year in Michigan
I always love to say that I saw Bayreuth's 1951 Sieglinde live on stage in that same role. People think I must be twice as old as I actually am!
I remember seeing Rysanek in this opposite Peter Hoffman, who in 1951 was about seven. Unfortunately by 1986 he sounded older than LR. A sad business, opera.
Qué belleza el aria Winterstürme! Qué belleza!
Si le mot historique a un sens , c'est bien pour un document comme celui-ci !! Renversant...
Karajan blows the microphones away at 25:13 -sounds like a bomb fell on the opera house. Rysanek actually sounds pretty much the same as she did 38 years later, in Madrid 1989!
1951-1989
Who sang this or ANY role this long?
I have a 1954 recording of Die Walküre, sings Rysanek as Sieglinde and Ludwig Suthaus as Siegmund, conducts Furwängler...it is of an undescribable beuty! Suthaus is amazingly lyrical...
@@omairagamboa7821 I LOVE Suthaus in this role. I've read reviews saying he's "dry" or doesn't have dramatic insights into the character, but I agree with you that he's intensely lyrical, and I think his voice is perfect for this heroic rebel. That recording was towards the end of his career too. There's a 1947 recording with Furtwängler with him in acts 2 and 3 that I can't recommend highly enough. I don't understand why he wasn't captured more often in his prime.
@@rossmerchant8435 In regard to Suthaus I recently read: "When you hear Suthaus, you will understand why they called once a German Belcanto Singer. After the war he became a favorite of Furwängler, who saw him as the finest dramatic tenor of his time. Compared with other representatives of his time, Suthaus sang remarkably soft and smooth. In his memories Rudolf Schock stated, he himself was the first lyrical Wagner tenor. Pure lyrical Wagner singing, a skill that was often missed. In contrast to his intense but unappealing singing, the voice of Ludwig Suthaus is a balm for my ears..."
I particularly fell in love with his voice the very first time I heard him... warm regards from Caracas.
@@omairagamboa7821 Beautifully put. Now, Rudolf Schock, there's a dry voice. The warm regards are much appreciated as we just got first snow this year in Michigan
@@rossmerchant8435 Enjoy the season, good to hear from you☺
@Hazdeluz7
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We feel, is not it? This is Wagnerianism first order!!