Die Walküre (1990)

  • PG
  • 02/23/1990 (US)
  • Music, Drama
  • 3h 57m

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)

Brian Large

Director

Richard Wagner

Writer

Otto Schenk

Director

Cast

Hildegard Behrens's headshot

Hildegard Behrens

Brünnhilde
James Morris's headshot

James Morris

Wotan
Jessye Norman's headshot

Jessye Norman

Sieglinde
Christa Ludwig's headshot

Christa Ludwig

Fricka
Gary Lakes's headshot

Gary Lakes

Siegmund
Kurt Moll's headshot

Kurt Moll

Hunding
Katarina Ikonomu's headshot

Katarina Ikonomu

Helmwige
Martha Thigpen's headshot

Martha Thigpen

Ortlinde

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