Die Walküre
8.1
8 votes
1989
3h 57m
Music
Drama
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)
Directed by Brian Large, Otto Schenk
Top cast
Hildegard Behrens
Brünnhilde
Gary Lakes
Siegmund
Jessye Norman
Sieglinde
James Morris
Wotan
Christa Ludwig
Fricka
Kurt Moll
HundingP
Pyramid Sellers
GerhildeW
Wendy Hillhouse
GrimgerdeK
Katarina Ikonomu
HelmwigeM
Martha Thigpen
OrtlindeJ
Jacalyn Bower
RossweisseS
Sondra Kelly
SchwertleiteD
Diane Kesling
SiegruneJ
Joyce Castle
Waltraute
James Levine
Self - Conductor
MET Orchestra
Details
Status
Released
Release date
April 8, 1989
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
German
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