bass-baritone vocals Paul Schöffler tracks 1-1 - 2-11 composed by Richard Strauss tracks 1-1 - 2-11 conductor Fritz Reiner tracks 2-12 - 2-15 conductor Hermann Weigert mezzo-soprano vocals Elisabeth Höngen tracks 1-1 - 2-11 orchestra Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association Of New York soprano vocals Astrid Varnay soprano vocals Walburga Wegner Phonographic Copyright (p) IMD Music Distribution Ltd. Copyright (c) IMD Music Distribution Ltd. Live Recording: New York, Metropolitan - 1952 New restored version - Issued from the original sources - best possible sound remastered with 24 bit / 96 kHz BONUS: Astrid Varnay sings Oberon, Der Freischütz, Herodiade, Manon Lescaut from 1951 Concert conducted by Hermann Weigert