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First day of the scenic festival Der Ring des Nibelungen
Text by the composer | In German with supertitles | Playing time ca. 5 hours | Two intermissions
Introduction 4:15pm in the Concert Foyer
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First day of the scenic festival Der Ring des Nibelungen | Text by the composer | Sponsored by Audi | In German with supertitles | Playing time ca. 5 hours | Two intermissions
Wotan, spurred on by his wife Fricka, the protectress of honor, orders the death of his son, the Walsung Siegmund. Brünnhilde defies her father Wotan’s will, however.
Siegmund was placed on Earth as a hero to bring back the Ring of Power to the gods. On his mission, he meets his twin sister, Sieglinde, and falls in love with her. When Siegmund falls in battle, Brünnhilde flees with the now-pregnant Sieglinde to Valhalla. Wotan enacts his punishment, banishing Brünnhilde to a rock ringed in fire, where she is to sleep forever.
Richard Wagner’s The Valkyrie is a drama in and of itself. For this reason, this second part of the »Ring« tetralogy is often programmed as a single piece on an opera house’s season. It uniquely captivates the listener through its clear musical dramaturgy, as well as through such musical highlights as Siegmund’s Spring Song, Brünnhilde’s Pleading, the Ride of the Valkyries, and Wotan’s Farewell. Not least because of the various incestuous entanglements, The Valkyrie is an enthralling familial drama.
Wotan, spurred on by his wife Fricka, the protectress of honor, orders the death of his son, the Walsung Siegmund. Brünnhilde defies her father Wotan’s will, however.
Siegmund was placed on Earth as a hero to bring back the Ring of Power to the gods. On his mission, he meets his twin sister, Sieglinde, and falls in love with her. When Siegmund falls in battle, Brünnhilde flees with the now-pregnant Sieglinde to Valhalla. Wotan enacts his punishment, banishing Brünnhilde to a rock ringed in fire, where she is to sleep forever.
Richard Wagner’s The Valkyrie is a drama in and of itself. For this reason, this second part of the »Ring« tetralogy is often programmed as a single piece on an opera house’s season. It uniquely captivates the listener through its clear musical dramaturgy, as well as through such musical highlights as Siegmund’s Spring Song, Brünnhilde’s Pleading, the Ride of the Valkyries, and Wotan’s Farewell. Not least because of the various incestuous entanglements, The Valkyrie is an enthralling familial drama.
Cast
Direction
Musikalische Leitung Ulf Schirmer, Inszenierung Rosamund Gilmore, Bühne Carl Friedrich Oberle, Kostüme Nicola Reichert, Licht Michael Röger, Dramaturgie Christian Geltinger, Gewandhausorchester
Cast members
- Sieglinde Melanie Diener
- Brünnhilde Allison Oakes
- Fricka Kathrin Göring
- Gerhilde Gal James
- Ortlinde Magdalena Hinterdobler
- Waltraute Monica Mascus
- Schwertleite Sandra Janke
- Helmwige Daniela Köhler
- Siegrune Sandra Maxheimer
- Grimgerde Marta Herman
- Rossweiße Christiane Döcker
- Siegmund Robert Dean Smith
- Hunding Randall Jakobsh
- Wotan Iain Paterson
- Grane Ziv Frenkel
