Many of the singers involved in Seattle Opera’s 1975
Ring returned for the second summer. One notable exception was the Brünnhilde, sung in 1976—and only in 1976—by Clara Barlow. Lincoln Clark directed the remount of George London's original staging, and Henry Holt conducted again.

Noel Tyl (Wotan) in Das Rheingold, 1976 © Bob Peterson

William Wildermann (Hagen), Anna Green (Brünnhilde), and James McCray (Siegfried) in Götterdämmerung, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Klara Barlow (Brünnhilde) and Herbert Becker (Siegfried) in Siegfried, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Klara Barlow (Brünnhilde) and Herbert Becker (Siegfried) in Siegfried, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Paul Crook (Mime) and Noel Tyl (Wotan) in Siegfried, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Herbert Becker (Siegfried) and Paul Crook (Mime) in Siegfried, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Bozena Ruk-Focic (Sieglinde), Klara Barlow (Brünnhilde) in Die Walküre, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Noel Tyl (Wotan), Ticho Parly (Loge), Adair McGowen (Donner), and Richard Best (Fafner) in Das Rheingold, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Adair McGowen (Donner), Ticho Parly (Loge), Edmond Karlsrud (Fasolt), Jeanne Cook (Freia), Richard Best (Fafner) in Das Rheingold, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Ticho Parly (Loge) and Malcolm Rivers (Alberich) in Das Rheingold, 1976 © Bob Peterson

Ticho Parly (Loge) and Noel Tyl (Wotan) in Das Rheingold, 1976 © Bob Peterson

Anna Green (Brünnhilde) in Götterdämmerung, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Richard Best (Fafner) in Wagner’s Das Rheingold, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Wagner’s Das Rheingold, 1976 © Chris Bennion

Jeanne Cook (Freia) and Dennis Bailey (Froh) in Wagner’s Das Rheingold, 1976 © Chris Bennion