Paul Kuen
Paul Kuen was a German tenor, one of the notable character tenors of the post-war period. He was especially associated with Wagner, Strauss and German stage repertory.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears extensively in Wagner and Strauss, including Die Meistersinger, Parsifal, the Ring and Strauss’s Salome and Elektra.
Kuen’s singing brought bite, words and theatrical precision to roles that ...
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
Recorded in 1956 under the personal supervision of Carl Orff
Total duration: 57:11
Marcel Cordes, baritone
Paul Kuén, tenor
Chorus of the Westdeustchen Rundfunk
Cologne Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch
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
