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New. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Mark Delavan (Wotan/Wanderer), Lise Lindstrom (Brünnhilde), Daniel Johansson (Siegfried), Sara Jakubiak (Sieglinde), Christopher Ventris (Siegmund), Stephen Milling (Hunding/Hagen), Tómas Tómasson (Alberich), Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Awards:

Luisi draws real dramatic intensity from his players and performers, and the cast - including Lise Lindstrom and Mark Delavan - are strong. But it is, for me, the all-consuming orchestral sound...

New. Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Mark Delavan (Wotan/Wanderer), Lise Lindstrom (Brünnhilde), Daniel Johansson (Siegfried), Sara Jakubiak (Sieglinde), Christopher Ventris (Siegmund), Stephen Milling (Hunding/Hagen), Tómas Tómasson (Alberich), Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi

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Luisi draws real dramatic intensity from his players and performers, and the cast - including Lise Lindstrom and Mark Delavan - are strong. But it is, for me, the all-consuming orchestral sound...

About

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Fabio Luisi release a landmark live recording of Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, captured over several concerts at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas in 2024.

Representing a rare undertaking for an American orchestra, this historic project is released in 2026, during the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s 125th anniversary season, which falls 150 years after the first performance of the complete “Ring” cycle at the Bayreuth Festival in 1876.

Recorded by GRAMMY® winning producer Dirk Sobotka, it launches a new partnership between Delos and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. “The Ring cycle is one of the deepest and most complex musical works ever written… Across the entirety of the story, you are transformed at the end,” says Maestro Luisi. Issued worldwide by Delos both digitally and as a 13CD box set, this release marks a major addition to the recorded legacy of Wagner’s epic masterpiece; a significant achievement for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the history of American orchestras.

Contents and tracklist

Scene 1 Vorspiel
Track length4:31
Scene 1 Weia! Waga!
Track length2:41
Scene 1 Garstig glatter glitschiger Glimmer
Track length5:17
Scene 1 Wallala! Lalaleia! Leialalei!
Track length2:37
Scene 1 Lugt, Schwestern! Die Weckerin lacht in den Grund
Track length6:25
Scene 1 Der Welt Erbe gewänn‘ ich zu eigen durch dich?
Track length4:40
Scene 2 Wotan, Gemahl! erwache!
Track length9:54
Scene 2 Sanft schloß Schlaf dein Aug‘
Track length7:37
Scene 2 Zu mir, Freia!
Track length1:43
Scene 2 Endlich Loge!
Track length4:02
Scene 2 Immer ist Undank Loges Lohn!
Track length7:27
Scene 2 Ein Runenzauber zwingt das Gold zum Reif
Track length3:15
Scene 2 Hör‘ Wotan, der Harrenden Wort!
Track length2:52
Scene 2 Was sinnt nun Wotan so wild?
Track length5:08
Scene 2 Auf, Loge, hinab mit mir!
Track length4:46
Scene 3 Schau, du Schelm!
Track length2:22
Scene 3 Nibelheim hier
Track length5:54
Scene 3 Nehmt euch in Acht! Alberich naht
Track length8:35
Scene 3 Vergeh, frevelnder Gauch!
Track length4:42
Scene 3 Ohe! Ohe! Schreckliche Schlange
Track length7:03
Scene 4 Da, Vetter, sitze du fest!
Track length5:08
Scene 4 Gezahlt hab‘ ich
Track length6:15
Scene 4 Bin ich nun frei? Wirklich frei?
Track length4:39
Scene 4 Fasolt und Fafner nahen von fern
Track length5:26
Scene 4 Gepflanzt sind die Pfähle
Track length6:02
Scene 4 Weiche, Wotan!
Track length6:32
Scene 4 Hört, ihr Riesen! Zurück, und harret
Track length6:32
Scene 4 Schwüles Gedünst schwebt in der Luft
Track length3:17
Scene 4 Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge
Track length4:12
Scene 4 Rheingold! Rheingold! reines Gold!
Track length3:51
Act I Scene 1 Vorspiel
Track length2:58
Act I Scene 1 Wes Herd dies auch sei, hier muß ich rasten
Track length3:46
Act I Scene 1 Kühlende Labung gab mir der Quell
Track length8:36
Act I Scene 2 Müh am Herd fand ich den Mann
Track length4:58
Act I Scene 2 Friedmund darf ich nicht heißen
Track length4:09
Act I Scene 2 Aus dem Wald trieb es mich fort
Track length5:59
Act I Scene 2 Ich weiß ein wildes Geschlecht
Track length5:35
Act I Scene 3 Ein Schwert verhieß mir der Vater
Track length5:51
Act I Scene 3 Schläfst du, Gast?
Track length6:37
Act I Scene 3 Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
Track length3:01
Act I Scene 3 Du bist der Lenz; O süßeste Wonne!
Track length6:57
Act I Scene 3 Wehwalt heißt du fürwahr?
Track length5:46
Act II Scene 1 Vorspiel
Track length1:55
Act II Scene 1 Nun zäume dein Roß, reisige Maid!
Track length2:40
Act II Scene 1 Der alte Sturm, die alte Müh‘!
Track length4:50
Act II Scene 1 So ist es denn aus mit den ewigen Göttern
Track length3:24
Act II Scene 1 Nichts lerntest du, wollt ich dich lehren
Track length6:03
Act II Scene 1 Was verlangst du?
Track length5:53
Act II Scene 2 Schlimm, fürcht‘ ich, schloß der Streit
Track length4:35
Act II Scene 2 Was keinem in Worten ich künde
Track length5:33
Act II Scene 2 Ein Andres ist‘s
Track length10:07
Act II Scene 2 O sag, künde, was soll nun dein Kind?
Track length6:47
Act II Scene 3 Raste nun hier, gönne dir Ruh!
Track length3:43
Act II Scene 3 Hinweg! Hinweg!
Track length7:29
Act II Scene 4 Siegmund! Sieh auf mich: ich bin‘s, der bald du folgst
Track length7:35
Act II Scene 4 Hehr bist du, und heilig
Track length6:01
Act II Scene 4 So wenig achtest du ewige Wonne?
Track length5:12
Act II Scene 5 Zauberfest bezähmt ein Schlaf der Holden Schmerz und Harm
Track length3:35
Act II Scene 5 Kehrte der Vater nur heim!
Track length6:29
Act III Scene 1 Vorspiel. Walkürenritt (The Ride of the Valkyries); Hojotoho!…Hojotoho!
Track length7:48
Act III Scene 1 Schützt mich, und helft in höchster Not
Track length3:29
Act III Scene 1 Nicht sehre dich Sorge um mich
Track length5:53
Act III Scene 1 Steh, Brünnhild
Track length0:58
Act III Scene 2 Wo ist Brünnhild’, wo die Verbrecherin?
Track length4:06
Act III Scene 2 Hier bin ich, Vater: gebiete die Strafe!
Track length4:16
Act III Scene 2 Wehe! Weh! Schwester, ach Schwester!
Track length4:53
Act III Scene 3 War es so schmählich, was ich verbrach
Track length5:18
Act III Scene 3 Nicht weise bin ich, doch wußt‘ ich das eine
Track length5:17
Act III Scene 3 So tatest du, was so gern zu tun ich begehrt
Track length6:36
Act III Scene 3 Du zeugtest ein edles Geschlecht
Track length5:44
Act III Scene 3 Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind!
Track length2:12
Act III Scene 3 Denn einer nur freie die Braut; Der Augen leuchtendes Paar
Track length7:22
Act III Scene 3 Loge, hör! Lausche hieher!
Track length5:18
Act I Scene 1 Vorspiel
Track length3:43
Act I Scene 1 Zwangvolle Plage!
Track length4:11
Act I Scene 1 Hoiho! Hoiho! Hau‘ein! Hau‘ein!
Track length1:55
Act I Scene 1 Da hast du die Stücken
Track length2:30
Act I Scene 1 Als zullendes Kind zog ich dich auf
Track length1:33
Act I Scene 1 Vieles lehrtest du, Mime
Track length8:48
Act I Scene 1 Einst lag wimmernd ein Weib
Track length5:28
Act I Scene 1 Und diese Stücke sollst du mir schmieden
Track length1:35
Act I Scene 1 Da stürmt er hin!
Track length1:51
Act I Scene 2 Heil dir, weiser Schmied!
Track length3:10
Act I Scene 2 Hier sitz ich am Herd
Track length9:47
Act I Scene 2 Was zu wissen dir frommt
Track length7:00
Act I Scene 2 Die Stücken! Das Schwert!
Track length2:45
Act I Scene 3 Verfluchtes Licht! Was flammt dort die Luft?
Track length1:05
Act I Scene 3 Heda! Du Fauler!
Track length0:30
Act I Scene 3 Bist du es, Kind?
Track length3:03
Act I Scene 3 Fühltest du nie im finst‘ren Wald
Track length4:57
Act I Scene 3 Her mit den Stücken
Track length3:27
Act I Scene 3 Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert!
Track length7:55
Act I Scene 3 Hoho! Hoho! Hohei!
Track length6:22
Act II Scene 1 Vorspiel
Track length5:15
Act II Scene 1 In Wald und Nacht vor Neidhöhl‘ halt‘ ich Wacht
Track length2:20
Act II Scene 1 Zur Neidhöhle fuhr ich bei Nacht
Track length6:29
Act II Scene 1 Mit mir nicht, hadre mit Mime
Track length2:45
Act II Scene 1 Fafner! Fafner! Erwache, Wurm!
Track length2:48
Act II Scene 1 Nun, Alberich, das schlug fehl
Track length3:22
Act II Scene 2 Wir sind zur Stelle; bleib hier stehn
Track length6:37
Act II Scene 2 Dass der mein Vater nicht ist; Waldweben
Track length1:36
Act II Scene 2 Aber, wie sah meine Mutter wohl aus?
Track length2:06
Act II Scene 2 Meine Mutter, ein Menschenweib!
Track length6:08
Act II Scene 2 Ha ha! Da hätte mein Lied mir was Liebes erblasen!
Track length5:37
Act II Scene 2 Wer bist du, kühner Knabe
Track length4:31
Act II Scene 2 Zur Kunde taugt kein Toter
Track length1:56
Act II Scene 3 Wohin schleichst du eilig?
Track length2:37
Act II Scene 3 Was ihr mir nützt
Track length2:28
Act II Scene 3 Willkommen, Siegfried!
Track length8:08
Act II Scene 3 Da lieg‘ auch du
Track length9:53
Act III Scene 1 Vorspiel
Track length2:09
Act III Scene 1 Wache, Wala! Wala!
Track length2:03
Act III Scene 1 Stark ruft das Lied; kräftig reizt der Zauber
Track length11:16
Act III Scene 1 Dir Unweisen ruf‘ ich ins Ohr
Track length4:45
Act III Scene 2 Mein Vöglein schwebte mir fort!
Track length0:25
Act III Scene 2 Wohin, Knabe, heißt dich dein Weg?
Track length5:12
Act III Scene 2 Kenntest du mich, kühner Sproß
Track length4:56
Act III Scene 2 Mit zerfocht‘ner Waffe wich mir der Feige?
Track length3:22
Act III Scene 3 Selige Öde auf sonniger Höh‘!
Track length6:41
Act III Scene 3 Das ist kein Mann!
Track length7:22
Act III Scene 3 Brünnhildes Erwachen; Heil dir, Sonne!
Track length5:15
Act III Scene 3 O Siegfried!
Track length6:12
Act III Scene 3 Dort seh‘ ich Grane, mein selig Roß
Track length8:41
Act III Scene 3 Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich
Track length13:00
Prologue Scene 1 Vorspiel; Welch Licht leuchtet dort?
Track length7:28
Prologue Scene 1 Treu beratner Verträge Runen
Track length2:12
Prologue Scene 1 Es ragt die Bur
Track length8:26
Prologue Scene 2 Zu neuen Taten, teurer Helde
Track length7:08
Prologue Scene 2 Willst du mir Minne schenken
Track length6:08
Prologue Scene 2 O heilige Götter!
Track length2:29
Prologue Scene 2 Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt
Track length5:29
Act I Scene 1 Nun hör‘, Hagen, sage mir, Held
Track length2:08
Act I Scene 1 Wen rätst du nun zu frein
Track length7:41
Act I Scene 1 Jagt er auf Taten wonnig umher
Track length3:42
Act I Scene 2 Wer ist Gibichs Sohn?
Track length2:07
Act I Scene 2 Begrüße froh, o Held
Track length3:50
Act I Scene 2 Willkommen, Gast, in Gibichs Haus!
Track length3:35
Act I Scene 2 Deinem Bruder bot ich mich zum Mann
Track length3:56
Act I Scene 2 Blühenden Lebens labendes Blut
Track length3:47
Act I Scene 2 Frisch auf die Fahrt!
Track length2:39
Act I Scene 2 Hier sitz‘ ich zur Wacht, wahre den Hof
Track length11:10
Act I Scene 3 Altgewohntes Geräusch
Track length8:22
Act I Scene 3 Höre mit Sinn, was ich dir sage!
Track length11:08
Act I Scene 3 Welch‘ banger Träume Mären meldest du Traurige mir!
Track length7:51
Act I Scene 3 Was leckt so wütend
Track length1:53
Act I Scene 3 Brünnhild‘! Ein Freier kam
Track length10:24
Act II Scene 1 Vorspiel
Track length2:57
Act II Scene 1 Schläfst du, Hagen, mein Sohn?
Track length10:34
Act II Scene 2 Hoiho, Hagen! Müder Mann!
Track length2:34
Act II Scene 2 Heiß‘ mich willkommen
Track length3:51
Act II Scene 3: Hoiho! Hoihohoho! Ihr Gibichs Mannen, machet euch auf!
Track length9:12
Act II Scene 4 Heil dir, Gunther!
Track length2:44
Act II Scene 4 Gegrüßt sei
Track length4:02
Act II Scene 4 Einen Ring
Track length3:30
Act II Scene 4 Heil‘ge Götter
Track length6:11
Act II Scene 4 Helle Wehr, heilige Waffe
Track length3:20
Act II Scene 4 Gunther! Wehr‘ deinem Weibe
Track length3:31
Act II Scene 5 Welches Unholds List liegt hier verhohlen?
Track length4:18
Act II Scene 5 Vertraue mir, betrog‘ne Frau!
Track length3:40
Act II Scene 5 Auf, Gunther, edler Gibichung!
Track length9:06
Act III Scene 1 Vorspiel
Track length1:37
Act III Scene 1 Frau Sonne sendet lichte Strahlen
Track length4:46
Act III Scene 1 Ein Albe führte mich irr
Track length3:52
Act III Scene 1 Was leid‘ ich doch das karge Lob?
Track length1:35
Act III Scene 1 Siegfried!
Track length8:21
Act III Scene 2 Hoiho! Hoiho! Finden wir endlich
Track length3:48
Act III Scene 2 Trink‘, Gunther, trink‘!
Track length2:44
Act III Scene 2 Mime hieß ein mürrischer Zwerg
Track length4:55
Act III Scene 2 In Leid zu dem Wipfel
Track length5:34
Act III Scene 2 Brünnhilde! Heilige Braut!
Track length4:38
Act III Scene 2 Siegfrieds Trauermarsch
Track length5:37
Act III Scene 3 War das sein Horn?
Track length2:50
Act III Scene 3 Hoiho! Hoiho! Wacht auf!
Track length2:52
Act III Scene 3 Nicht klage wider mich
Track length2:28
Act III Scene 3 Schweigt eures Jammers
Track length3:37
Act III Scene 3 Starke Scheite schichtet
Track length8:25
Act III Scene 3 Mein Erbe nun nehm‘ ich zu eigen
Track length2:27
Act III Scene 3 Fliegt heim, ihr Raben!
Track length8:01

Spotlight on this release

Awards and reviews

  • Presto Recording of the Week
    29th May 2026

July 2026

Luisi draws real dramatic intensity from his players and performers, and the cast - including Lise Lindstrom and Mark Delavan - are strong. But it is, for me, the all-consuming orchestral sound world that lingers the longest.

May 2026

The primary reward for any aural accommodation here is the Dallas orchestra...dramatic distinctions often seem to come out of the cast members playing to their own strengths rather than attempting to live up to the once-in-a-generation voices of the Georg Solti and Herbert von Karajan studio recordings...Luisi emerges here as a major Wagner presence.

29th May 2026

Captured live at concert performances during 2024, the results are largely impressive and on occasion revelatory: this Ring is unusually light on its feet, with the Valkyries sounding properly airborne in their famous Ride and Siegfried’s Rhine journey unfolding with a similarly springy impetus...Come for Luisi’s firm but fluid hand on the tiller, stay to witness the crowning of a new hero in Johansson.

21st May 2026

With his clearheaded approach, a keen sense of Wagner’s operatic architecture, and a supple way with phrasing, [Luisi] is perhaps the most compelling reason for acquiring this frequently impressive set...Mark Delavan’s voice carries the right authority, his characterisation intensifying as the work unfolds. Daniel Johansson is a lyrical Siegfried, never straining, even if he occasionally sounds uninvolved.
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