Die Walküre
8.1
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)
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Hildegard Behrens
Brünnhilde
Also in
Götterdämmerung
Elektra
Gary Lakes
Siegmund
Jessye Norman
Sieglinde
Also in
Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera
Berlioz: Les Troyens
James Morris
Wotan
Also in
Das Rheingold
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni
Christa Ludwig
Fricka
Also in
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Götterdämmerung
Kurt Moll
Hunding
Also in
Der Rosenkavalier
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Pyramid Sellers
Gerhilde
No other roles listed
Wendy Hillhouse
Grimgerde
Also in
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
Katarina Ikonomu
Helmwige
No other roles listed
Martha Thigpen
Ortlinde
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Jacalyn Bower
Rossweisse
No other roles listed
Sondra Kelly
Schwertleite
Otto Schenk Director · Brian Large Director Richard Wagner Writer
United States release April 8, 1989 · Produced in United States · Production The Metropolitan Opera
Production
Deutsche Grammophon
Production
The Metropolitan Opera
Production
United States
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
United States · April 8, 1989
Limited theatrical
United States
February 23, 1990 · Theatrical
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