Character Brünnhilde (Die Walküre)
Character Details
Portrayals
Year
Singer
Conductor
Other Singers
1935
Ella Flesch
Bruno Walter
Melchior, List, Lehmann
1935
Marjorie Lawrence
Artur Bodanzky
Melchior, Flagstad, Votipka
1940
Marjorie Lawrence
Erich Kleiber
Maison, List, Janssen
1940
Marjorie Lawrence
Erich Leinsdorf
Melchior, List, Votipka
1940
Kirsten Flagstad
Erich Leinsdorf
Melchior, Flagstad, Votipka
1941
Helen Traubel
Erich Leinsdorf
Melchior, Varnay, Votipka
1944
Helen Traubel
George Szell
Melchior, Thorborg, Votipka
1946
Helen Traubel
Paul Breisach
Melchior, Varnay, Votipka
1949
Helen Traubel
Fritz Stiedry
Resnik, Votipka, Madeira
1949
Helena Braun
Rudolf Moralt
Treptow, Frantz, Konetzni
1950
Kirsten Flagstad
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Weber, Frantz, Wagner
1951
Kirsten Flagstad
Fritz Stiedry
Frantz, Varnay, Votipka
1951
Gertrude Grob-Prandl
Robert F. Denzler
Alsen, Hofmann, Milinkovic
1951
Paula Buchner
Ferenc Fricsay
Suthaus, Greindl, Klose
1952
Astrid Varnay
Joseph Keilberth
Greindl, Hotter, Varnay
1953
Martha Mödl
Joseph Keilberth
Greindl, Hotter, Mödl
1953
Martha Mödl
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Windgassen, Frick, Mödl
1953
Astrid Varnay
Clemens Krauss
Greindl, Hotter, Varnay
1954
Martha Mödl
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Mödl, Frick, Rysanek
1954
Astrid Varnay
Joseph Keilberth
Varnay, Greindl, Hotter
1955
Martha Mödl
Joseph Keilberth
Windgassen, Greindl, Hotter
1955
Astrid Varnay
Joseph Keilberth
Greindl, Hotter, Varnay
1956
Astrid Varnay
Hans Knappertsbusch
Greindl, Hotter, Varnay
1957
Astrid Varnay
Hans Knappertsbusch
Greindl, Hotter, Varnay
1957
Margaret Harshaw
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Vinay, Böhme, Elias
1958
Birgit Nilsson
Herbert von Karajan
Frick, Hotter, Ludwig
1958
Astrid Varnay
Hans Knappertsbusch
Greindl, Hotter, Varnay
1959
Liane Synek
Alexander Krannhals
Traxel, Schirp, Wilfert
1959
Astrid Varnay
Franz Konwitschny
1959
Astrid Varnay
Franz Konwitschny
Vinay, Hotter, Varnay
1960
Astrid Varnay
Rudolf Kempe
Windgassen, Frick, Varnay
1961
Birgit Nilsson
Erich Leinsdorf
Vickers, Nilsson, London
1961
Astrid Varnay
Rudolf Kempe
Frick, Hines, Varnay
1961
Birgit Nilsson
Erich Leinsdorf
Vickers, Edelmann, Nilsson
1962
Astrid Varnay
Rudolf Kempe
Uhl, Wiener, Varnay
1965
Birgit Nilsson
Georg Solti
Frick, Hotter, Ludwig
1966
Birgit Nilsson
Karl Böhm
Adam, Rysanek, Nilsson
1966
Régine Crespin
Herbert von Karajan
Vickers, Talvela, Janowitz
1967
Ludmila Dvoráková
Edward Downes
Böhme, Minton, Sinclair
1967
Régine Crespin
Herbert von Karajan
Vickers, Janowitz, Ludwig
1968
Nadezda Kniplová
Hans Swarowsky
Rohr, Kniplová, Hesse
1968
Nadezda Kniplová
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Nienstedt, Adam, Martin
1968
Régine Crespin
Herbert von Karajan
Vickers, Stewart, Janowitz
1968
Birgit Nilsson
Berislav Klobucar
Rysanek, Nilsson, Ludwig
1969
Birgit Nilsson
Herbert von Karajan
Vickers, Nilsson, Adam
1969
Nadezda Kniplová
Leopold Ludwig
Vickers, Crespin, Lilowa
1969
Nadezda Kniplová
Leopold Ludwig
Vickers, Crespin, Lilowa
1972
Birgit Nilsson
Otmar Suitner
Grant, Stewart, Nilsson
1973
Rita Hunter
Reginald Goodall
Grant, Bailey, Walker
1978
Gwyneth Jones
Pierre Boulez
Salminen, Jones, Schwarz
1980
Jeannine Altmeyer
Marek Janowski
Moll, Adam, Studer
1980
Gwyneth Jones
Pierre Boulez
Salminen, Jones, Schwarz
1987
Deborah Polaski
Christof Prick
Hofmann, Salminen, Morris
1987
Laila Andersson-Palme
Francesco Cristofoli
Eliasson, Roar, Andersson-Palme
1988
Eva Marton
Bernard Haitink
Salminen, Morris, Studer
1988
Hildegard Behrens
James Levine
Moll, Morris, Ludwig
1989
Hildegard Behrens
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Moll, Varady, Lipovsek
1990
Hildegard Behrens
James Levine
Moll, Morris, Ludwig
1991
Anne Evans
Daniel Barenboim
Hölle, Tomlinson, Svendén
1991
Karen Bureau
George Alexander Albrecht
Kruse, Stephinger, Behle
1992
Anne Evans
Daniel Barenboim
Hölle, Tomlinson, Svendén
1992
Gabriele Schnaut
Christoph von Dohnányi
Schnaut, Muff, Silja
1993
Carla Pohl
Gunther Neuhold
Olsen, Wegner, Wulkopf
1999
Jeannine Altmeyer
Hartmut Haenchen
Rydl, Altmeyer, Schaer
2001
Elena Comotti
Gustav Kuhn
Ottenthal, Oesch, Saito
2002
Gabriele Schnaut
Zubin Mehta
Rydl, Tomlinson, Meier
2002
Renate Behle
Lothar Zagrosek
Gambill, Rootering, Denoke
2003
Deborah Polaski
Bertrand de Billy
Halfvarson, Struckmann, Polaski
2004
Lisa Gasteen
Asher Fisch
Bröcheler, Gasteen, Campbell
2008
Deborah Polaski
Simone Young
Skelton, Struckmann, Polaski
2008
Linda Watson
Christian Thielemann
Wottrich, Dohmen, Watson
2011
Susan Bullock
Mark Elder
Andersen, Silins, Bullock
2011
Katarina Dalayman
Christian Thielemann
Ventris, Dohmen, Dalayman
2012
Katarina Dalayman
Fabio Luisi
Terfel, Westbroek, Dalayman
2012
Susan Bullock
Sebastian Weigle
Aken, Stensvold, Bullock
2013
Petra Lang
Marek Janowski
Smith, Konieczny, Lang
2013
Iréne Theorin
Simon Rattle
Skelton, Rutherford, Theorin
2015
Petra Lang
Jaap van Zweden
Skelton, Goerne, Lang
2019
Linda Watson
Axel Kober
Weinius, Rutherford, Watson