John Tomlinson, Anne Evans, etc; Bayreuth Festival; Daniel Barenboim
Warner Classics 2564656333 (4 blu-ray discs)
Harry Kupfer's 1991 Bayreuth cycle was a breath of fresh air, with Barenboim dynamic and poised in the pit, and a wonderful cast. Captured here is Tomlinson's finest Wotan; Anne Evans makes a sublimely human Brunnhilde; and Siegfried Jerusalem, here in ringing voice, is both heroic and touching. Don't let the flimsy packaging put you off: filmed in hi-def and excellently recorded in surround sound, this is the most consistently satisfying blu-ray 'Ring'.
*****
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