Die Walküre
1990 • Music | Drama
8.143 (7)
Brian Large
Director
Richard Wagner
Writer
Otto Schenk
Director
Status
Released
Release date
February 23, 1990
Duration
237 Min
Language
de
Popularity
0.1981
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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)
Cast
Hildegard Behrens
James Morris
Jessye Norman
Christa Ludwig
Gary Lakes
Kurt Moll
James Levine
