Theo Adam

Opera lovers are sharing a recording cast of Wagner's Das Rheingold, led by Wotan sung by Theo Adam with Peter Schreier as Loge, Karl Ridderbusch as Fafner and Kurt Moll as Fasolt, alongside Hermann Becht's Alberich and Gerhard Unger's Mime. Listeners are swapping memories of the line-up, which pairs two of the most celebrated East German voices of the twentieth century in Wagner's opening Ring opera.

Opera fans are sharing the cast list of a Wagner performance of Die Walküre featuring Peter Hofmann as Siegmund, Theo Adam as Wotan, Kurt Moll as Hunding and Sabine Hass as Sieglinde, with Ingrid Bjoner as Brünnhilde. The lineup recalls a celebrated era of German Wagner singing, prompting classical music listeners to swap memories of these singers' landmark interpretations.