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tracks sides a & b bass vocals [hunding] Emanuel List
tracks sides a & b bass vocals [wotan] Friedrich Schorr
tracks sides a & b chorus San Francisco Opera Chorus
tracks side a commentator Marcia Davenport
composed by Richard Wagner
tracks sides c & d conductor Arturo Toscanini
tracks sides a & b conductor Fritz Reiner
tracks sides a & b mezzo-soprano vocals [fricka] Kathryn Meisle
tracks sides c & d orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra
tracks sides a & b orchestra San Francisco Opera Orchestra
tracks sides c & d soprano vocals Rose Bampton
tracks sides a & b soprano vocals [brunnhilde] Kirsten Flagstad
tracks sides a & b soprano vocals [sieglinde] Lotte Lehmann
tracks sides c & d tenor vocals Set Svanholm
tracks sides a & b tenor vocals [siegmund] Lauritz Melchior
1st set - San Francisco, November 13, 1936.
2nd set - New York, April 6, 1947.

Both sets are recordings of live performances in their respective venues.

Die Walkure on jacket; Die Walkuere on labels. Issued in a gatefold jacket, blank (white) inside, and with a two-sided page (English and French) of performance information and notes. The commentator is introduced on Side A by the president, presumably of the SF Opera organization. Neither is otherwise credited on the release. The notes state: In the second act of Die Walkure, we find four singers who, even in this golden age, were considered incomparable in their respective roles. This performance is believed to be the only time they performed together on the operatic stage. The catalogue # is listed as EL004-2 (spine), EL004 2 (jacket rear), EL 004 (2) (notes pages) and EL 004 (label).
Matrix / Runout: EL-004-2A (Side A runout, etched)
Matrix / Runout: EL-004-2B (Side B runout, etched)
Matrix / Runout: EL-004-2C (Side C runout, etched)
Matrix / Runout: EL-004-2D (Side D runout, etched)