Paula Lenchner
Paula Lenchner was a singer represented in the Pristine catalogue through Knappertsbusch’s 1956 Bayreuth Ring cycle.
Her appearances include Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Götterdämmerung and the complete cycle, with Astrid Varnay, Hans Hotter, Gré Brouwenstijn and Wolfgang Windgassen.
Because wider public biographical detail is limited, this note is kept focused on the recording evidence and her repeated...
WAGNER Die Walküre
Live performance, 1956
Total duration: 3hr 50:30
Siegmund - Wolfgang Windgassen
Sieglinde - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Josef Greindl
conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
WAGNER Das Rheingold
Live performance, 1956
Total duration: 2hr 37:32
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Mime - Paul Kuen
Fasolt - Josef Greindl
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
WAGNER Götterdämmerung
Live performance, 1956
Total duration: 4hr 33:28
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Josef Greindl
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Gré Brouwenstijn
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
