| Year
|
Cast
(Siegmund, Sieglinde,
Wotan, Brünnhilde,
Hunding, Fricka)
|
Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra
|
Label[1]
|
| 1935
|
Lauritz Melchior, Lotte Lehmann,
Emanuel List
|
Bruno Walter
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
|
78rpm: HMV
Act 1 only, Mono
|
| 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
|
| 1949
|
Max Lorenz, Rose Bampton,
Joel Berglund, Helen Traubel,
Lyobumir Videnov, Kerstin Thorborg
|
Fritz Stiedry
Metropolitan Opera orchestra & chorus
|
CD: Archipel
Mono, Live
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
Max Lorenz, Martha Mödl,
Hans Hotter, Astrid Varnay,
Gottlob Frick, 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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, Gabrielle 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
|
| 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
|
| 2011
|
Stig Fogh Andersen, Yvonne Howard
Egils Silins, 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
|
| 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
|
