16th March

Concert will begin at 09:00 hours GMT

Wagner's 'Die Walküre' with Wegener, Welton, Furman and Eichenberger from Amsterdam

Wagner's 'Die Walküre' is a music drama in three acts with a German libretto by the composer. The story of Die Walküre is based on the Norse mythology told in the Volsunga Saga and the Poetic Edda. In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one in a group of female figures who decide which soldiers die in battle and which live. Performers:

Derek Welton: Wotan.
Ric Furman: Siegmund.
Sarah Wegener: Sieglinde.
Patrick Zielke: Hunding.
Claude Eichenberger: Fricka.
Christiane Liebor: Brünnhilde.
Natalie Karl: Helmwige.
Chelsea Zurflüh: Gerhilde.
Ida Aldrian: Siegrune.
Marie-Luise Dreßen: Roßweiße.
Eva Vogel: Grimgerde.
Karola Sophia Schmid: Ortlinde.
Ulrike Malotta: Waltraute
Jasmin Etminan: Schwertleite.

Concerto Köln. Dresden Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Kent Nagano.

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