Wagner: Die Walküre

Richard Wagner called Die Walküre the “first evening” of the Ring of the Nibelung; he called Das Rheingold the prologue or Vorabend. Musically and dramatically, we are introduced to a radically new and different world when the opening bars of Die Walküre resound. A fully developed orchestral palette of Leitmotivs paints a wild storm scene, and the curtain rises on a modest dwelling: a fully human scene that has nothing to do with the gods, dwarves and nymphs of Das Rheingold. At the same time, however, the way Die Walküre portrays radical beginnings reveals some telling reminiscences of the unfolding of Das Rheingold. Die Walküre is exciting and deeply feeling drama.

Country:

Italy

Genre:

Music

Duration:

238 minutes

Year:

2013

Director:

Guy Cassiers

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Company:

Arthaus Musik,

Teatro alla Scala,

Staatsoper Unter den Linden,

RAI

Cast:

Siegmund

Hunding

Wotan

Sieglinde

Brünnhilde

Crew:

Director

Conductor

Original Music Composer

Set Designer

Costume Design