Leonie Rysanek's Elsa faces Astrid Varnay's Demonic Ortrud

[@vxhorusxv]

The feeling I always get from Varnay in her performances is that she’s SUPREMELY present. Always on the front foot. Commanding the music to follow her as she creates it. Simply an astounding quality!

[@1968KWT]

By only hearing her, I have no doubt she was a terrific singing actress 👏🏼

[@ericd2215]

Leonie Rysanek facing the poisonous Astrid Varnay . Legendary!

[@1968KWT]

Which other sopranos sang *both* Elsa and Ortrud as rivetingly as LR and AV? 😮

[@DanielZavagna]

Eva Marton

[@pjenkins8206]

Sublime!

[@Danielap4513]

Grazie Lohengrin per il video della Rysaneck

[@1zangelique]

What year was this?

[@modl_fr575]

1958 Bayreuth