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.
Genre: Music
Stars: Simon O’Neill, John Tomlinson, Vitalij Kowaljow, Waltraud Meier, Nina Maria Stemme, Ekaterina Gubanova
Crew: Guy Cassiers (Director), Richard Wagner (Original Music Composer), Daniel Barenboim (Conductor), Guy Cassiers (Lighting Design), Enrico Bagnoli (Set Designer), Tim Van Steenbergen (Costume Design)
Country: Italy
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Arthaus Musik, Teatro alla Scala, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, RAI
Runtime: 238 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 04, 2013
IMDb: 10
Keywords:opera
