Furtwängler. Recorded performances are also available as Parsifal, Walther von Stolzing, Tannauser, Erik, Lohengrin, Froh, Max, Prince Orlofsky, Rienzi, and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Video He can be seen on video in a performance as Tristan (with Birgit Nilsson and Hans Hotter, in Wieland Wagner's production, conducted by Pierre Boulez), as Otello (singing in German), as Prince Orlofsky, and briefly in concerts and rehearsals on various anthologies. Anecdotes During a performance of Siegfried in Covent Garden in 1955 Windgassen realised that only the fragments of the sword he was supposed to forge together had been provided, and that there was no hidden sword nearby that he could pull out and swing to cut the anvil as required in the script. He was faced with the urgent necessity of forging the real "Nothung" so that he could proceed to slice the cardboard anvil. He kept cool while singing and slowly retreating further and further into the wings, where he managed to get someone to bring him the complete Nothung from backstage, which he then carefully smuggled under his cloak, undetected by the audience. References Testament Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, External links Capon's Lists of Opera Recordings discography History of the Tenor – Sound Clips and Narration Siegfried forges his sword Nothung, audio only, YouTube Walther von Stolzing composes the Prize Song in MEISTERSINGER On video: crazy Prince Orlofsky explains his philosophy of life in DIE FLEDERMAUS 1914 births 1974 deaths People from Annemasse Heldentenors German operatic tenors Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century German male opera singers