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Marita Napier (16 Feb 1939 - 10 Apr 2004)

Female Person - South Africa

On Recordings (29)

Vocals

  1. Die Walküre: Act III, Scene I. "Nicht sehre dich Sorge um mich" (Sieglinde, Siegmund, 8 Walküren) 6:18 Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (1988) soprano vocals
  2. Die Walküre: Act III, Scene I. "Schützt mich und helft in höchster Not!" (Brünnhilde, 8 Walküren) 3:29 Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (1988) soprano vocals
  3. Die Walküre: Act III, Scene I. "Steh, Brünnhild'!" (Wotan, 8 Walküren, Brünnhilde) / Act III, Scene II. "Wo ist Brünnhild', wo die Verbrecherin?" (Wotan, 8 Walküren) 5:51 Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (1988) soprano vocals
  4. Die Walküre: Act III. The Ride of the Valkyries / Act III, Scene I. "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" (8 Walküren) 7:45 Ruthild Engert‐Ely, Linda Kelm, Diane Kesling, Marilyn Mims, Marita Napier, Meredith Parsons, Reinhild Runkel, Anne Wilkens, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (1988) soprano vocals
  5. Die Walküre: Act III, Scene II. "Hier bin ich, Vater: gebiete die Strafe!" (Brünnhilde, Wotan, 8 Walküren) 8:49 Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (1988) soprano vocals
  6. Gurre-Lieder, Part III: no. 3: "Gegrüßt, o König, an Guerre-Sees Strand!" (Waldemars Mannen) 5:33 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  7. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 3: "O, wenn des Mondes Strahlen leise gleiten" (Tove) 3:16 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  8. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 10: "Du wunderliche Tove!" (Waldemar) / no. 11: Orchestral Interlude 9:58 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  9. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 2: "Nun dämpft die Dämm'rung jeden Ton" (Waldemar) 4:32 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  10. Gurre-Lieder, Part III: no. 8: Des Sommerwindes wilde Jagd. Orchestral Prelude / no. 9: Melodrama: "Herr Gänsefuß, Frau Gänsekraut" / no. 10: "Seht die Sonne!" 13:54 John Poole, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, Gentlemen of the London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Choral Society, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, Yvonne Minton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  11. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 5: "Sterne jubeln, das Meer, es leuchtet" (Tove) 3:06 Goldsmith's Choral Union, Marita Napier, BBC Symphony Chorus, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, BBC Singers, Yvonne Minton, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  12. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 8: "Es ist Mitternachtszeit" (Waldemar) 5:48 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  13. Gurre-Lieder, Part III: no. 7: "Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf zur Kraht" (Waldemars Mannen) 6:34 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  14. Gurre-Lieder, Part II: no. 1: "Herrgott, weißt du, was du tatest" (Waldemar) 5:47 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  15. Gurre-Lieder, Part III: no. 1: "Erwacht, König Waldemars Mannen wert!" (Waldemar) 2:56 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  16. Gurre-Lieder, Part III: no. 5: "Ein seltsamer Vogel ist so'n Aal" (Klaus-Narr) 7:18 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  17. Gurre-Lieder, Part III: no. 6: "Du strenger Richter droben" (Waldemar) 2:28 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  18. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 7: "Nun sag' ich dir zum ersten Mal" (Tove) 4:51 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  19. Gurre-Lieder, Part III: no. 4: "Mit Toves Stimme flüstert der Wald" (Waldemar) 3:44 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  20. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 12: "Tauben von Gurre! Sorge quält mich" (Waldtaube) 12:30 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  21. Gurre-Lieder, Part III: no. 2: "Deckel des Sarges klappert und klappt" (Bauer) 3:30 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  22. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 4: "Ross! Mein Ross! Was schleichst du so träg!" (Waldemar) 3:35 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  23. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 6: "So tanzen die Engel vor Gottes Thron nicht" (Waldemar) 5:48 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  24. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 9: "Du sendest mir einen Liebesblick" (Tove) 5:58 Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  25. Gurre-Lieder, Part I: no. 1: Orchestral Prelude 7:13 Goldsmith's Choral Union, Jess Thomas, BBC Symphony Chorus, Günter Reich, Kenneth Bowen, BBC Singers, Yvonne Minton, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (01 Jul 1993) soprano vocals
  26. Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries 5:46 Ruthild Engert‐Ely, Linda Kelm, Diane Kesling, Marilyn Mims, Marita Napier, Meredith Parsons, Reinhild Runkel, Anne Wilkens, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (1993) soprano vocals
  27. Die Walküre: Nicht sehre dich Sorge um mich 6:21 Hildegard Behrens, Jessye Norman, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine (19 Oct 1995) soprano vocals
  28. Das Rheingold: Hört, ihr Riesen! Zurück und harret! 16:43 Theo Adam, Roland Bracht, Eberhard Büchner, Yvonne Minton, Marita Napier, Lucia Popp, Uta Priew, Matti Salminen, Peter Schreier, Hanna Schwarz, Karl-Heinz Stryczek, Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski () soprano vocals
  29. Das Rheingold: Mit nichten, Freund! 7:35 Theo Adam, Roland Bracht, Eberhard Büchner, Yvonne Minton, Marita Napier, Matti Salminen, Peter Schreier, Karl-Heinz Stryczek, Ortrun Wenkel, Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski () soprano vocals

Credited as (8)

  1. Theo Adam, Roland Bracht, Eberhard Büchner, Yvonne Minton, Marita Napier, Lucia Popp, Uta Priew, Matti Salminen, Peter Schreier, Hanna Schwarz, Karl-Heinz Stryczek, Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski
  2. Theo Adam, Roland Bracht, Eberhard Büchner, Yvonne Minton, Marita Napier, Matti Salminen, Peter Schreier, Karl-Heinz Stryczek, Ortrun Wenkel, Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski
  3. Schoenberg; Pierre Boulez, Marita Napier, Yvonne Minton, Jess Thomas, Siegmund Nimsgern, Kenneth Bowen, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra
  4. Goldsmith's Choral Union, Jess Thomas, BBC Symphony Chorus, Günter Reich, Kenneth Bowen, BBC Singers, Yvonne Minton, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
  5. Yvonne Minton, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, BBC Symphony Chorus, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
  6. Goldsmith's Choral Union, Marita Napier, BBC Symphony Chorus, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, BBC Singers, Yvonne Minton, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
  7. John Poole, BBC Singers, Jess Thomas, Kenneth Bowen, Goldsmith's Choral Union, Gentlemen of the London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Choral Society, Marita Napier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Günter Reich, Yvonne Minton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
  8. Ruthild Engert‐Ely, Linda Kelm, Diane Kesling, Marilyn Mims, Marita Napier, Meredith Parsons, Reinhild Runkel, Anne Wilkens, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine

Links (8)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83017017
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83017017
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138978550
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/133120287

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1249311

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002342525

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/65186867

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9029227