Composer(s): Wagner, Richard
Lyricist(s): Wagner, Richard
Conductor(s): Reiner, Fritz
Label: Naxos Historical
Genre: Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.110189-90
Barcode: 0636943118924
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 01/2002

WAGNER, R.: Fliegende Holländer (Der) (Hotter, Varnay) (1950)

This historic recording is the first broadcast of Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer by the Metropolitan Opera company under the legendary conductor Fritz Reiner. This spellbinding performance marked the Met début of the great Wagnerian bass-baritone Hans Hotter and of the Swedish singer Sven Nilsson. It also introduced Astrid Varnay’s first Senta and Set Svanholm’s first Erik.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Wagner, Richard
Wagner, Richard - Lyricist
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Haysward, Thomas (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Glaz, Hertha (mezzo-soprano)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Svanholm, Set (tenor)
1Ouverture10:41
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
2Act I: Hojohe! Halloho!05:12
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Haysward, Thomas (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
3Act I: Mit Gewitter und Sturm aus fernem Meer05:13
Haysward, Thomas (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
4Act I: Die Frist ist um02:39
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
5Act I: Wie oft in Meeres tiefsten Schlund08:11
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
6Act I: He! Holla! Steuermann!04:07
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Haysward, Thomas (tenor)
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
7Act I: Durch Sturm und bosen Wind verschlagen04:12
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
8Act I: Wie? Hort' ich recht? Meine Tochter sein Weib?06:42
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
9Act I: Sudwind! Sudwind!02:23
Haysward, Thomas (tenor)
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
10Act I: Mit Gewitter und Sturm01:30
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
11Act II: Summ und brumm, du gutes Radchen05:30
Glaz, Hertha (mezzo-soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
12Act II: Du boses Kind04:43
Glaz, Hertha (mezzo-soprano)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
13Act II: Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an08:18
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Glaz, Hertha (mezzo-soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
14Act II: Senta! Senta! Willst du mich verderben?01:54
Svanholm, Set (tenor)
Glaz, Hertha (mezzo-soprano)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
15Act II: Bleib, Senta! Bleib nur einen Augenblick!07:14
Svanholm, Set (tenor)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
Disc 2
1Act II: Senta! Lass dir vertraun04:21
Svanholm, Set (tenor)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
2Act II: Mein Kind, du siehst mich auf der Schwelle01:38
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
3Act II: Mogst du, mein Kind, den fremden Mann willkommen heiBen04:58
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
4Act II: Wie aus der Ferne langst vergang'ner Zeiten07:58
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
5Act II: Wirst du des Vaters Wahl nicht schelten?07:18
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
6Act II: Verzeiht! Mein Volk halt draussen sich nicht mehr01:47
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
7Act II: Orchestral Interlude00:59
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
8Act III: Steuermann, lass die Wacht!09:21
Haysward, Thomas (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
9Act III: Johohohe! Johohohe! Hoe! Hoe!03:33
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
10Act III: Was musst' ich horen02:10
Svanholm, Set (tenor)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
11Act III: Willst jenes Tags du nicht dich mehr entsinnen02:48
Svanholm, Set (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
12Act III: Verloren! Ach, verloren!02:04
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Svanholm, Set (tenor)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)
13Act III: Erfahre das Geschick, vor dem ich dich bewahr'!05:17
Hotter, Hans (bass-baritone)
Svanholm, Set (tenor)
Varnay, Astrid (soprano)
Nilsson, Sven (bass)
Glaz, Hertha (mezzo-soprano)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Choir)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Reiner, Fritz (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:12:41