Gerhard Stolze
Gerhard Stolze (1926-1979) was a German tenor, one of the most distinctive character tenors of the post-war period. He became especially associated with Wagner, Strauss and modern repertory.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Wagner and Strauss, including Bayreuth Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal, and Metropolitan Opera Strauss broadcasts.
Stolze’s singing was sharply characterised, verbally vivid and sometime...
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde
Live festival recording, 1952
Total duration: 3hr 48:33
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Martha Mödl
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Ludwig Weber
Kurwenal - Hans Hotter
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
WAGNER Parsifal
Live recording, 1951
Total duration: 4hr 29:23
Amfortas - George London
Titurel - Arnold van Mill
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Wolfgang Windgassen
Klingsor - Hermann Uhde
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Altsolo - Ruth Siewert
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
R. STRAUSS Salome
R. STRAUSS Elektra (excerpts)*
Studio recordings, 1961 (stereo) & *1952 (Ambient Stereo)
Total duration: 2hr 25:30
Birgit Nilsson – Salome
Gerhard Stolze – Herod
Grace Hoffman – Herodias
Eberhard Wächter – Jokanaan
*Christel Goltz - Elektra
*Elisabeth Höngen - Klytemnestra
*Ferdinand Frantz - Orest
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
*Bayerisches Staatsorchester
conducted by Georg Solti