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According to Karajan’s own account, it was during the summer of 1965, while he was working on Boris Godunov, that he had a vision of the future: “I suddenly sensed a burning desire to stage and conduct Wagner in Salzburg.” His dream – very much in the spirit of Wagner himself: “My baton shall teach future ages which road they have to take.” 

For his monumental Ring cycle Karajan assembled a world-class cast of singers who possessed instrumental tone and were able to deliver a vivid and clear declamation of the text; and his Berliner Philharmoniker were more than capable of rising to the occasion. Karajan’s Ring cycle is quite distinct from others: a more otherworldly approach concerned with beauty, lyricism, and structure.

This extraordinary recording project will now be released in the Original Source Series for highest audiophile sound; for the first time OSS will use with the original stereo master a 2-track tape as source. Starting with 4-track in 2023 and expanding to 8-track in 2024, the year 2026 will see the first 2-track OSS release.

Cast:
- Wotan: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
- Donner: Robert Kerns (baritone)
- Froh: Donald Grobe (tenor)
- Loge: Gerhard Stolze (tenor)
- Alberich: Zoltán Keleman (bass-baritone)
- Mime: Erwin Wohlfahrt (tenor)
- Fasolt: Martti Talvela (bass)
- Fafner: Karl Ridderbusch (bass)
- Fricka: Josephine Veasey (mezzo-soprano)
- Freia: Simone Mangelsdorff (soprano)
- Erda: Oralia Dominguez (mezzo-soprano)
- Woglinde: Helen Donath (soprano)
- Wellgunde: Edda Moser (soprano)
- Flosshilde: Anna Reynolds (mezzo-soprano)