Organization

Conductor

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Singer

Tenor

Stanislas de Barbeyrac

Siegmund

Soprano

Elza van den Heever

Sieglinde

Bass

Soloman Howard

Hunding

Baritone

Brian Mulligan

Wotan

Mezzo-soprano

Karen Cargill

Fricka

Tamara Wilson

Brünnhilde

Jessica Faselt

Helmwige

Brittany Olivia Logan

Gerhilde

Justyna Bluj

Ortlinde

Iris van Wijnen

Waltraute

Contralto

Maria Barakova

Siegrune

Ronnita Miller

Grimgerde

Bongiwe Nakani

Schwertleite

Catriona Morison

Rossweisse

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Orchestra

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

German

Die Walküre -  (The Valkyrie)

Paris

France

Die Walküre Wagner, Richard

Public

The Valkyrie

French

English

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Deuxième des quatre drames lyriques qui constituent L'Anneau du Nibelung, La Walkyrie représente l’apothéose du drame musical romantique et Richard Wagner y livre ses pages les plus embrasées. Dès les premières notes, l’orchestre emporte tout sur son passage. Tempête, inceste, colère divine, passion irrépressible : tout semble déjà en germe dans ces mesures agitées qui annoncent le destin tortueux des héros. Puis vient le temps du récit, ici prodigieusement lyrique et magnifiquement humain. C’est sans conteste l’immersion idéale dans l’univers foisonnant de Richard Wagner qui signe là certaines de ses pages les plus enflammées et les plus poignantes. Yannick Nézet-Seguin à la tête de l’Orchestre de Rotterdam poursuit son cycle Wagner en version de concert, nous offrant notamment à cette occasion le premier Sigmund de Stanislas de Barbeyrac.

Production Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Avec le soutien de la Délégation générale du Québec à Paris

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Die Walküre, the second of the four music dramas which make up the Ring cycle, is the apotheosis of Romantic music drama and one of Richard Wagner’s most passionate works. From the very first note, the orchestra sweeps us along in its wake. Storms, incest, divine wrath and undying passion can be found in embryo in these turbulent bars which foretell the heroes’ torturous fate. They lay the foundations for the story, which is hugely lyrical and splendidly human. It is undoubtedly the perfect immersive introduction to the teeming world of Richard Wagner, who wrote some of his most passionate and poignant music here. Yannick Nézet-Seguin at the helm of the Rotterdam Orchestra pursues his Wagner concert cycle with Stanislas de Barbeyrac’s first Sigmund.

Second of the four lyric dramas which constitute The Ring of the Nibelung, The Walkyrie represents the apotheosis of romantic musical drama and Richard Wagner delivers his most fiery pages there. From the first notes, the orchestra carries everything in its path. Storm, incest, divine anger, irrepressible passion: everything already seems to be brewing in these agitated measures which announce the tortuous destiny of the heroes. Then comes the time for the story, here prodigiously lyrical and magnificently human. It is undoubtedly the ideal immersion in the abundant universe of Richard Wagner who signs some of his most fiery and poignant pages. Yannick Nézet-Seguin at the head of the Rotterdam Orchestra continues his Wagner cycle in concert version, notably offering us on this occasion the first Sigmund by Stanislas de Barbeyrac.

Production Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
With the support of the General Delegation of Quebec in Paris

The Valkyrie by Wagner, Richard, From (2024/2024), Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France

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