Listening to this cd, I can't help feeling that many singers nowadays are taking on roles that don't suit them. Voigt isn't a real Straussian or Wagnerian soprano. Her voice lacks thrust and the top notes are far too thin to do the music justice. She just skims through her music without pay much attention to the text, which is also important in that repertoire.Given that there're infinitely better versions of these pieces in the record catalogues, this recording simply isn't a viable competitor.