Wagner's "Walküre" is two operas in one: a tragic love drama between the siblings Siegmund and Sieglinde, plus a father-daughter narrative between Wotan and Brünnhilde.
As always with late Wagner, we also have here a gigantic vocal symphony whose orchestral ideas (cellos for Siegmund, violins for Sieglinde) are usually lost in staged performances.
Last but not least, there is the famous Ride of the Valkyries: that is why the "Valkyrie" has been the most popular of all four of the composer's "Ring" operas since it was written - and can now be experienced in the Festspielhaus with a fabulous cast.
Artists
Yannick Nézet-Séguin CONDUCTOR
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Stanislas de Barbeyrac SIEGMUND
Elza van den Heever SIEGLINDE
Soloman Howard HUNDING
Brian Mulligan WOTAN
Tamara Wilson BRÜNHILDE
Karen Cargill FRICKA
Jessica Faselt HELMWIGE
Brittany Olivia Logan GERHILDE
Jystina Bluj ORTLINDE
Iris van Wijnen WALTRAUTE
Maria Barakova SIEGRUNE
Catriona Morison ROSSWEIS
Ronnita Miller GRIMGERDE
Bongiwe Nakani SWORD'S LADY
Concert sponsorship: Fontana Foundation
