Wotan sing-off - 11 basses and baritones sing Wotan’s Abschied

Eleven basses and baritones sing one of the most famous lines in all of opera: “Wer meines Speeres Spitze fürchtet, durchschreite das Feuer nie!“ Your Wotans---of the past, present, and future---are, in chronological order of performance: 1. Friedrich Schorr - 1940, Metropolitan Opera, c. Erich Leinsdorf 2. Hans Hotter - 1955; London Recording, c. Leopold Ludwig 3. Jerome Hines - 1960; Bayreuth Festival, c. Rudolf Kempe 4. Theo Adam - 1965; Bayreuth Festival, c. Karl Bohm 5. Thomas Stewart