Die Walküre
8.11990237 min
MusicDrama
The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle. Hildegard Behrens brings deep empathy to Brünnhilde, the favorite daughter of the god Wotan (James Morris) who nevertheless defies him. Morris’s portrayal of Wotan is deservedly legendary, as is Christa Ludwig, as Fricka. Jessye Norman and Gary Lakes are Sieglinde and Siegmund, and Kurt Moll is the threatening Hunding. James Levine and the Met orchestra provide astonishing color and drama. (Performed April 8, 1989)
Top Cast
Hildegard Behrens as Brünnhilde,James Morris as Wotan,Jessye Norman as Sieglinde,Christa Ludwig as Fricka,Gary Lakes as Siegmund,Kurt Moll as Hunding,Katarina Ikonomu as Helmwige,Martha Thigpen as Ortlinde
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Deutsche GrammophonThe Metropolitan Opera