Description
Richard Wagner:Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
Artists
Anna Burford (Mezzo-Soprano)Katherine Broderick (Soprano)Sarah Castle (Mezzo-Soprano)Michelle DeYoung (Mezzo-Soprano)Karen Foster (Soprano)Matthias Goerne (Baritone)Petra Lang (Mezzo-Soprano)Elaine McKrill (Soprano)Heidi Melton (Soprano)Falk Struckmann (Bass-Baritone)Stuart Skelton (Tenor)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)Jaap van Zweden (Conductor)
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Launched by its prologue Das Rheingold (8660374-75), Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) – one of the supreme works in the history of music – continues with Die Walküre. Part II of the tetralogy centres on the young lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde, whose relationship angers Ficka, goddess of marriage, and on the disobedience of the Valkyrie Brünnhilde who is sent to carry out Fricka’s wishes. Performed by an all-star international cast, the work features thrilling set-pieces such as Wotan’s Farewell and the Ride of the Valkyries. |
