Die Walküre

Overview

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)

Cast

Hildegard Behrens
Hildegard Behrens
Brünnhilde
James Morris
James Morris
Wotan
Jessye Norman
Jessye Norman
Sieglinde
Christa Ludwig
Christa Ludwig
Fricka
Gary Lakes
Gary Lakes
Siegmund
Kurt Moll
Kurt Moll
Hunding
Katarina Ikonomu
Helmwige
Martha Thigpen
Ortlinde
Pyramid Sellers
Gerhilde
Joyce Castle
Waltraute
Diane Kesling
Siegrune
Jacalyn Bower
Rossweisse

You May Also Like

Götterdämmerung

Götterdämmerung

1990 8.0
Falstaff

Falstaff

1993 7.5
Mantovani, the King of Strings

Mantovani, the King of Strings

2014 6.0
Best of Video Track 77 & 78

Best of Video Track 77 & 78

2021 1.0
Moscow, I Love You!

Moscow, I Love You!

2010 4.9
Cold Hard Cash

Cold Hard Cash

2007 3.3