Organization

Conductor

Kent Nagano

Singer

Baritone

Derek Welton

Wotan

Tenor

Ric Furman

Siegmund

Soprano

Sarah Wegener

Sieglinde

Bass

Patrick Zielke

Hunding

Mezzo-soprano

Claude Eichenberger

Fricka

Orchestra

Dresdner Festspielorchester

Others

Concerto Köln

Lucerne Festival im Sommer

Instrumentalist

Jan Vogler

Cello

Christiane Libor

Brünnhilde

Natalie Karl

Helmwige

Chelsea Zurflüh

Gerhilde

Contralto

Ida Aldrian

Siegrune

Marie-Luise Dreßen

Rossweisse

Eva Vogel

Grimgerde

Maximilian Schmitt

Simon Bailey

Åsa Jäger

Tobias Kehrer

Karola Sophia Schmid

Ortlinde

Ulrike Malotta

Waltraute

Jasmin Etminan

Schwertleite

Dresdner Musikfestspiele

Het Concertgebouw

Kölner Philharmonie

Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg

State Opera

Dimitry Ivashchenko

Die Walküre -  (The Valkyrie)

Dresden

Germany

Kulturpalast

Hamburg

Elbphilharmonie

Grosser Saal

Cologne

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Grote Zaal

Prague

Czech Republic

Státní Opera Praha (The State Opera)

Lucerne

Switzerland

KKL Luzern

Die Walküre: Die Walküre Wagner, Richard

Public

The Valkyrie

Luis Mariano Nomdedeu

Approved

Die Walküre Wagner, Richard

After the resounding success of Das Rheingold, conductor Kent Nagano and Concerto Köln return with Die Walküre, the second part of Der Ring des Nibelungen. An authentic performance squared ...

Concerto Köln dives into Wagner again
As in Das Rheingold, for Die Walküre, conductor and orchestra are looking for an orchestral sound and text interpretation that match the means and views of Wagner's time. This is in good hands with the renowned Concerto Köln, supplemented by exceptional musicians and soloists.

The most popular part from Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Of the four parts of the Ring, Die Walküre is the most popular, mainly because here we are introduced to the glowing love of Siegmund and Sieglinde, an unfortunate twin couple who will eventually give birth to the hero Siegfried, though they will both die for it. The opera also contains by far the Ring's most famous melody, the martial Walkürenrit at the beginning of the third act. Die Walküre premiered in Munich in 1870, along with Das Rheingold, at the insistence of King Ludwig II, an ardent Wagnerian. Six years later, in 1876, the composer performed the entire tetralogy in Bayreuth

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Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Instrumentation

Ensemble