Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (excerpts)

cast includes John Bröcheler (Wotan), Lisa Gasteen (Brünnhilde), Gary Rideout (Siegfried) (Siegfried), Timothy Mussard (Siegfried) (Götterdämmerung), Stuart Skelton (Siegmund), Deborah Riedel (Sieglinde), John Wegner (Alberich) & Richard Greager (Mime)

State Opera of South Australia &...

Fisch’s performance of the Rheingold prelude gets things off to an impressive start, with the orchestral playing secure and well-balanced...
Fisch delivers a blistering account of the stormy... — MusicWeb International, 12th September 2013 More…

Release Date: 10th Sep 2012
Catalogue No: MR30113334
Label: Melba Recordings

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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (excerpts)

cast includes John Bröcheler (Wotan), Lisa Gasteen (Brünnhilde), Gary Rideout (Siegfried) (Siegfried), Timothy Mussard (Siegfried) (Götterdämmerung), Stuart Skelton (Siegmund), Deborah Riedel (Sieglinde), John Wegner (Alberich) & Richard Greager (Mime)
State Opera of South Australia & Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Asher Fisch

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“The best sounding cycle on the market to date, bar none” was Gramophone’s verdict on Melba’s recording of Der Ring des Nibelungen in the 2004 production by the State Opera of South Australia. The four Wagner operas were released separately in 2006 and 2007. Now comes a Super Audio Stereo and 5.1 Surround-Sound two-disc compilation from this landmark cycle which was proclaimed by countless reviewers around the world as the most exciting sounding Ring. The extensive selection comprises the most popular highlights, guaranteed to thrill any lover of Wagner’s music.

This award-winning Melba Ring announced Music Director Asher Fisch as one of the preeminent Wagner conductors of the present era. Fisch brings his broad early experience in Bayreuth and Berlin with Daniel Barenboim and his comprehensive immersion in Wagner to bear in these beautifully crafted performances. Singers include the magisterial Lisa Gasteen as Brünnhilde, Stuart Skelton, now a leading Heldentenor, as Siegmund, the late Deborah Riedel in full flight as Sieglinde, and John Bröcheler as Wotan.

The Highlights booklet features Melba’s customary luxurious presentation with 127 pages, libretti in German and English, and an insightful essay by Mike Ashman.

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State Opera of South Australia & Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch

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12th September 2013

Fisch’s performance of the Rheingold prelude gets things off to an impressive start, with the orchestral playing secure and well-balanced...
Fisch delivers a blistering account of the stormy prelude to Walküre...Gasteen immediately rivets the attention as she begins her long Immolation scene...One is struck by the superlative quality of the orchestral playing throughout.

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (excerpts)

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