Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: live 1930 excerpts, De Sabata, Cobelli, Zanelli, Righetti, Stignani

Richard Wagner. Tristan und Isolde. Four excerpts. Sung in Italian. Giuseppina Cobelli (Isolde); Renato Zanelli (Tristan); Antonio Righetti (Marke); Ebe Stignani (Brangäne); Luigi Rossi-Morelli (Kurwenal); Aristide Baracchi (Melot); Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala; Victor de Sabata, conductor. Recorded live in Milan, 12 November 1930. With apologies that I don’t have the cues for the Italian texts. Measure numbers are from Schott’s 2013 edition of the vocal score. Act II [Nie]wiedererwachens wahnlos hold bewußter Wunsch (Tristan/Isolde) (measure 1203; 0:00) — Einsam wachend in der Nacht (Brangänes Wacht) (Brangäne) (measure 1210: 0:31) [fade out at measure 1261, just before “Lausch’, Geliebter! (Isolde)] Act III Die mir Isolde einzig enthält (Tristan) (measure 1041: 4:14) - O diese Sonne! Ha! dieser Tag! (Tristan) (measure 1209: 6:31) [Fade out at measure 1277: Vergeh' die Welt!] Alles zur Hand! (Kurwenal) (measure 1439: 7:59) - Tot denn alles! Alles tot! (Marke) (measure 1551: 11:08) [cut after measure 1557 to measure 1611: Hörst du uns nicht? Isolde! Traute! (Brangäne) (fade out measure at 1617) Liebestod fragment: Heller schallend, mich umwallend (Isolde) (measure 1664: 12:04) - End of opera.