Rudolf Moralt (February 26, 1902, Munich - December 16, 1958, Vienna) was a German conductor, particularly associated with Mozart and the German repertory. Born in Munich, he studied there with Walter Courvoisier and August Schmid-Lindner, and was engaged as a répétiteur at the Munich State Opera under Bruno Walter and Hans Knappertsbusch from 1919 until 1923. He was conductor at the opera house of Kaiserslautern (1923-28) and musical director of the opera house in Brno (1932-34). He also worked in Braunschweig and Graz before being appointed chief conductor at the Vienna State Opera in 1940 until his death. A reliable, unaffected and deeply sympathetic conductor, Moralt was responsible for a high standard of repertory performances in Vienna for almost twenty years. Though overshadowed by the more famous conductors of his time, he nevertheless achieved many notable performances, especially of works by Mozart, Wagner, Strauss, Pfitzner. He appeared frequently at the Salzburg Festival, and as guest in many other European cities and in South America. His records include a celebrated Ring Cycle, a notable Don Giovanni and a superbly played Salome which shows how exceptional his musicianship could be when he had adequate rehearsal time. This little-known recording is amongst the best realizations of the opera, marred only by the fresh but slightly flat singing of Wagner. He died in Vienna, aged 56. Основные солисты, принимавшие участие в записи Кольца:
RICHARD WAGNER Das Rheingold Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz Donner - Alfred Poell Froh - Willy Friedrich Loge - Julius Pölzer Alberich - Adolf Vogel Mime - William Wernigk Fasolt - Marjan Rus Fafner - Herbert Alsen Fricka - Elisabeth Höngen Freia - Ilona Steingruber Erda - Rosette Anday Woglinde - Ester Rethy Wellgunde - Martha Rohs Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
Die Walküre Siegmund - Günther Treptow Sieglinde - Hilde Konetzni Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz Brünnhilde - Helena Braun Hunding - Herbert Alsen Fricka - Rosette Anday Gerhilde - Judith Hellwig Ortlinde - Ester Rethy Waltraute - Rosette Anday Schwertleite - Alice Ostrowsky Helmwige - Ilona Steingruber Siegrune - Gertrude Burgstaller-Schuster Grimgerde - Dagmar Hermann Roßweiße - Else Schürhoff Siegfried Siegfried - Günther Treptow Mime - William Wernigk Brünnhilde - Gertrude Grob-Prandl Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz Alberich - Adolf Vogel Fafner - Herbert Alsen Erda - Rosette Anday Waldvogel - Ruthilde Boesch
Götterdämmerung Brünnhilde - Gertrude Grob-Prandl Siegfried - Günther Treptow Hagen - Ludwig Weber Alberich - Adolf Vogel Gunther - Karl Kamann Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni & Judith Hellwig (Act 3) Waltraute - Rosette Anday Woglinde - Elisabeth Rutgers Wellgunde - Martha Rohs Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner 1. Norne - Rosette Anday 2. Norne - Georgine von Milinkovic 3. Norne - Hilde Konetzni
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Rudolf Moralt 1948-49 |