Royal Opera House: Die Walküre (2018)
Antonio Pappano conducts a full performance of the second opera in Richard Wagner’s epic Der Ring des Nibelungen. During a storm, Sieglinde gives shelter to a wounded stranger. They find themselves drawn to each other. He is Siegmund, the twin from whom Sieglinde was separated in childhood. Unknown to them, their father is Wotan, the most powerful of the gods. Through Siegmund, Wotan hopes to retrieve a gold ring of ultimate power that he cannot take himself.
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Emily Magee as Sieglinde |
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Stuart Skelton as Siegmund |
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John Lundgren as Wotan |
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Nina Maria Stemme as Brünnhilde |
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Sarah Connolly as Fricka |
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Ain Anger as Hunding |
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Alwyn Mellor as Gerhilde |
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Lise Davidsen as Ortlinde |
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Kai Rüütel as Waltraute |
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Claudia Huckle as Schwertleite |
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Maida Hundeling as Helmwige |
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Catherine Carby as Siegrune |
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Monika-Evelin Liiv as Grimgerde |
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Emma Carrington as Rossweisse |