| Year | Cast
(Siegmund, Sieglinde, Wotan,
Brünnhilde, Hunding, Fricka) | Conductor,
Opera house and orchestra | Label[1] | | 1935 | Lauritz Melchior, Lotte Lehmann,
Emmanuel List | Bruno Walter
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | 78rpm: HMV
Act 1 only, Mono |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
| 2002–2003 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2011 | Christopher Ventris, Erik 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 |
| 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 |
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) |
| 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 |
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1. ^Recordings of Die Walküre on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
2. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=OPD31501|title = Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete cycle)|publisher = Allegro Music|accessdate = 25 July 2010|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716234554/http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=OPD31501|archivedate = 16 July 2011|df = }}
3. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/May02/Wagner_Brilliant.htm| title = Richard Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen| first = Christopher| last = Fifield|date=May 2002| publisher = MusicWeb International| accessdate = 6 August 2010}}