It seems that the great Austrian bass-baritone Water Berry (above) only sang two complete performances of the WALKURE Wotan in the span of his career: one at Salzburg, and one at the Metropolitan Opera. At The Met, he started a second performance but withdrew after Act II.
Now Mr. Berry's 1967 Salzburg WALKURE has turned up (audio only) on YouTube. Tune in here.
CAST:
Siegmund: Ticho Parly Wotan: Walter Berry Hunding: Martti Talvela Sieglinde: Gundula Janowitz Fricka: Christa Ludwig Brünnhilde: Nadezda Kniplova Gerhilde: Liselotte Rebmann Ortlinde: Carlotta Ordassy Waltraute: Ingrid Steger Schwertleite: Lilo Brockhaus Helmwige: Gerda Scheyrer Siegrune: Barbro Ericson Grimgerde: Cvetka Ahlin Roßweiße: Helga Jenckel
The Berlin Philharmonic is conducted by Herbert von Karajan at the Salzburg Festival on March 27th, 1967.
~ Oberon