Royal Opera House: Die Walküre

Overview

Antonio Pappano conducts a full performance of the second opera in Richard Wagner’s epic Der Ring des Nibelungen. During a storm, Sieglinde gives shelter to a wounded stranger. They find themselves drawn to each other. He is Siegmund, the twin from whom Sieglinde was separated in childhood. Unknown to them, their father is Wotan, the most powerful of the gods. Through Siegmund, Wotan hopes to retrieve a gold ring of ultimate power that he cannot take himself.

Top cast

Emily Magee

Sieglinde

Stuart Skelton

Siegmund

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John Lundgren

Wotan

Nina Maria Stemme

Brünnhilde

Sarah Connolly

Fricka

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Ain Anger

Hunding

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Alwyn Mellor

Gerhilde

Lise Davidsen

Ortlinde

Kai Rüütel

Waltraute

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Claudia Huckle

Schwertleite

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Maida Hundeling

Helmwige

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Catherine Carby

Siegrune

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Monika-Evelin Liiv

Grimgerde

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Emma Carrington

Rossweisse

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