Helen Vanni
Helen Vanni was an American mezzo-soprano represented in the Pristine catalogue through Leinsdorf’s 1961 Metropolitan Opera recording of Wagner’s Die Walküre.
The performance places her with Birgit Nilsson, Jon Vickers, Otto Edelmann, Irene Dalis and Met Opera forces.
Because wider public biographical detail is limited, this entry remains tied to the recording evidence and its Met Wagner context.
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WAGNER Der Ring Des Nibelungen: 2. Die Walküre
Live broadcast performance, 1961
Total duration: 3hr 31:04 (includes radio announcements)
Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Siegmund - Jon Vickers
Sieglinde - Gladys Kuchta
Wotan - Otto Edelmann
Fricka - Irene Dalis
Hunding - Ernst Wiemann
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Erich Leinsdorf