Gustav Neidlinger (1910-91)

German bass-baryton Gustav Neidlinger (1910-91) appeared 73 times at the Bayreuth Festival between 1952 and 1975, mainly as Alberich and Klingsor. Neidlinger's Alberich on Georg Solti's recording of Der Ring des Nibelungen is a major achievement.

Neidlinger is one of those excellent artists who can take a character part and give full value to acting without sacrificing the vocal line.
Penelope Turing in New Bayreuth

Gustav Neidlinger at the Bayreuth Festival

“One whose ready sense of humour Hans [Hotter] recalls happily was Gustav Neidlinger. Their friendship dated back to Hamburg in the mid-1930s, and now twenty years later Neidlinger sang Alberich to Hotter's Wotan, Klingsor to his Amfortas and Gurnemanz, and many other roles. It was Hans who suggested Neidlinger to Wieland Wagner and he became one of Bayreuth's most famous artists, both in character and dramatic roles, bringing a fine and distinctive voice and rare acting ability to all he did.” (Penelope Turing: Hans Hotter. Man and Artist, p. 132)

1952

Tristan und Isolde (Kurwenal)
Das Rheingold (Alberich)
Siegfried (Alberich)
Götterdämmerung (Alberich)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Ein Nachtwächter)

1953

Tristan und Isolde (Kurwenal)
Das Rheingold (Alberich)
Siegfried (Alberich)
Götterdämmerung (Alberich)

1954

Das Rheingold (Alberich)
Siegfried (Alberich)
Götterdämmerung (Alberich)
Parsifal (Klingsor)

1955

Das Rheingold (Alberich)
Siegfried (Alberich)
Götterdämmerung (Alberich)
Parsifal (Klingsor)

1956

Das Rheingold (Alberich)
Siegfried (Alberich)
Götterdämmerung (Alberich)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Hans Sachs)
Parsifal (Klingsor)

1957

Tristan und Isolde (Kurwenal)
Das Rheingold (Alberich)
Siegfried (Alberich)
Götterdämmerung (Alberich)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Hans Sachs)

1960

Lohengrin (Telramund)
Parsifal (Klingsor)

1961

Parsifal (Klingsor)

1962

Parsifal (Klingsor)

1963

Tristan und Isolde (Kurwenal)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Fritz Kothner)
Parsifal (Klingsor)

1964

Tristan und Isolde (Kurwenal)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Fritz Kothner)
Parsifal (Klingsor)

1965

Das Rheingold (Alberich)
Siegfried (Alberich)
Götterdämmerung (Alberich)
Parsifal (Klingsor)