Die Walküre

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
Brünnhilde

James Morris
Wotan

Jessye Norman
Sieglinde

Christa Ludwig
Fricka

Gary Lakes
Siegmund

Kurt Moll
Hunding
Katarina Ikonomu
Helmwige
Martha Thigpen
Ortlinde
Pyramid Sellers
Gerhilde
Joyce Castle
Waltraute
Diane Kesling
Siegrune
Jacalyn Bower
Rossweisse
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