[Met Performance] CID:173950
Die Walküre {377}
Ring Cycle [82] Matinee Broadcast ed. Metropolitan Opera House: 02/2/1957., Broadcast
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Metropolitan Opera House
February 2, 1957 Matinee Broadcast
DIE WALKÜRE {377}
Der Ring des Nibelungen: Cycle [82]
Richard Wagner--Richard Wagner
Brünnhilde..............Margaret Harshaw
Siegmund................Ramon Vinay
Sieglinde...............Marianne Schech
Wotan...................Otto Edelmann
Fricka..................Blanche Thebom
Hunding.................Kurt Böhme
Gerhilde................Carlotta Ordassy
Grimgerde...............Martha Lipton
Helmwige................Gloria Lind
Ortlinde................Heidi Krall
Rossweisse..............Sandra Warfield
Schwertleite............Belén Amparan
Siegrune................Rosalind Elias
Waltraute...............Mariquita Moll
Conductor...............Dimitri Mitropoulos
Review of Edward Downes in The New York Times:
VINAY JOINS CAST IN 'DIE WALKÜRE'
Sings Role of Siegmund at "Met" First Time - Acting, Lyric Voice Praised
Ramon Vinay sang the role of Siegmund for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera House yesterday afternoon in a lively performance of Wagner's "Die Walküre." Mr. Vinay's Siegmund was a credible and sympathetic figure instead of the strutting braggart the Volsung here so often is allowed to be. His acting was alert and sensitive. He contrived to make the first act wresting of the sword from the tree a moment of dramatic suspense.
In the death annunciation scene of the second act his replies to Brünnhilde and his refusal of the joys of Valhalla had a touch of real nobility. With an artist of his ability and with Margaret Harshaw as Brünnhilde, one wished it had been possible for the Metropolitan to present this scene uncut.
Mr. Vinay was in good vocal form. He used his essentially lyric voice with restraint that preserved its attractive quality and gave it good carrying power. Only two or three times during the afternoon, notably in his act one invocation of father "Wälse," did he force his tones, which promptly grew harsh and wandered from pitch. If Mr. Vinay can restrain those occasional outbursts he should be one of the better Metropolitan Siegmunds.
With the exception of Mariquita Moll, who substituted for Margaret Roggero, as one of the Valkyries, the remainder of the cast all had sung their roles her earlier this season. They included Marianne Schech as Sieglinde, Blanche Thebom as Fricka, Otto Edelmann as Wotan and Kurt Böhme as Hunding. Dimitri Mitropoulos conducted.
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