Richard Wagner. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Karl Ridderbusch (Sachs); René Kollo (Walther); Gundula Janowitz (Eva); Peter Schreier (David); Louis Hendrikx (Pogner); Kerstin Meyer (Magdalene); Günther Leib (Beckmesser); Jef Vermeersch (Kothner); Nikolaus Hillebrand (Nachtwächter I); Gerhard Stolze (Nachtwächter II); Dieter Ellenbeck (Kunz Vogelgesang); Martin Egel (Konrad Nachtigall); Martin Schomberg (Balthasar Zorn); Wolf Appel (Ulrich Eiliger); Martin Vantin (Augustin Moser); Hans Christian (Hermann Orte); Alois Pernerstorfer (Hans Foltz); Berliner Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan, conductor Recorded live during the Osterfestspiele Salzburg in the Großes Festspielhaus, 7 Apri 1974 Years ago, someone told me the story behind the stunt of having Stolze play the Nachtwächter on his second appearance (he did so at all five performances Karajan gave at Salzburg in 1974 and 1975), but I no longer remember what it was. ACT I Vorspiel (0:00) Da zu d
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