Hans Hopf
Hans Hopf (1916-1993) was a German tenor, known especially for Wagner and dramatic German repertory. He sang at major houses including Bayreuth and the Metropolitan Opera.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Weber under Furtwängler and in Leinsdorf’s Metropolitan Opera Ring cycle.
Hopf’s singing brought the stamina, projection and bright metal required by heldentenor and dramatic roles. These parts need a voice that can stan...
Recorded live in Salzburg, 1954
Total duration: 2hr 30:58
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 1. Das Rheingold
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 2. Die Walküre
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 3. Siegfried
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 4. Götterdämmerung
Recorded in 1961/62
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 3. Siegfried
Live broadcast performance, 1962
Total duration: 3hr 49:17 (includes radio announcements)
Siegfried - Hans Hopf
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 4. Götterdämmerung
Live broadcast performance, 1962
Total duration: 4hr 05:15 (includes radio announcements)
Siegfried - Hans Hopf
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Gunther - Norman Mittelmann
Gutrune - Gladys Kuchta
Hagen - Gottlob Frick
Waltraute - Irene Dalis
Alberich - Ralph Herbert
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
