Die Walküre
movie
Released February 23, 1990
Overview
The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle. Hildegard Behrens brings deep empathy to Brünnhilde, the favorite daughter of the god Wotan (James Morris) who nevertheless defies him. Morris’s portrayal of Wotan is deservedly legendary, as is Christa Ludwig, as Fricka. Jessye Norman and Gary Lakes are Sieglinde and Siegmund, and Kurt Moll is the threatening Hunding. James Levine and the Met orchestra provide astonishing color and drama. (Performed April 8, 1989)
Cast
Hildegard Behrens
as
Brünnhilde
James Morris
as
Wotan
Jessye Norman
as
Sieglinde
Christa Ludwig
as
Fricka
Gary Lakes
as
Siegmund
Kurt Moll
as
Hunding
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Katarina Ikonomu
as
Helmwige
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Martha Thigpen
as
Ortlinde
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Pyramid Sellers
as
Gerhilde
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Joyce Castle
as
Waltraute
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Diane Kesling
as
Siegrune
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Jacalyn Bower
as
Rossweisse
Crew
Brian Large
as
Director
Richard Wagner
as
Writer
James Levine
as
Music Director
Otto Schenk
as
Director
Richard Wagner
as
Original Music Composer
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Louisa Briccetti
as
Associate Producer
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Victor Callegari
as
Makeup Artist
Günther Schneider-Siemssen
as
Projection
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Rolf Langenfass
as
Costume Design
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Ellen Rudolph
as
Associate Producer
Peter Gelb
as
Executive Producer
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Anne Cauvin
as
Associate Producer