Five tenors who are all acclaimed for their Wagner interpretations. Listen and enjoy Lauritz Melchior, Jon Vickers, Jess Thomas, Ben Heppner and Jonas Kaufmann.
Five Wagnerian Tenors
Playlist
“Rienzi’s Prayer” from Rienzi by Richard Wagner
Lauritz Melchior, tenor; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
(New York 194. SONY MH2K 60896)
“Winterstürme” from Die Walküre by Richard Wagner
Jon Vickers, tenor; London Symphony Orchestra; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
(London 1961. DECCA 289 470 443-2)
“In fernem Land” from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner
Jess Thomas, tenor; Chorus of The Vienna State Opera The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Rudolf Kempe, conductor
(Vienna 1962-63. EMI 4 40502 2)
“Brünnhilde, heilige Braut!” from Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner
Ben Heppner, tenor; Dresden Staatskapelle; Peter Schneider, conductor
(Dresden 2005. DGG B0006417-02)
“Am stillen Herd” from Die Meistersinger by Richard Wagner
Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Donald Runnicles, conductor
(Berlin 2012. DECCA B00018028-02)