Close Menu
    Germany

    DIE WALKÜRE Wagner – Longborough Festival Opera



    Siegmund and Sieglinde find themselves drawn together during a storm. Unbeknown to them their father Wotan, chief of the gods, hopes through Siegmund to retrieve a ring of ultimate power.

    Die Walküre stands at the pinnacle of Romantic musical drama. Barely has the curtain opened when Wagner unleashes orchestral writing that sweeps everything away in its path. Storm, incest, divine wrath, irrepressible passion: everything is there to announce the tortuous destiny of the heroes. Through a composition in which every instrument contributes to the tragedy, Wagner begins the story proper, illuminating words and scenes with his famous leitmotifs that run beneath the singers, pass into their voices, transform and resurface as the plot develops. It is not surprising that Die Walküre (second part of the Ring of the Nibelung) is widely regarded as the most popular and the most moving. Likened to a Bayreuth in the English countryside, Longborough Festival stages a new production following the socially-distanced concert performance of Die Walküre in 2021. This new 2024 production is seen for the first time as part of Longborough’s 2024 Ring cycle. It is directed by Amy Lane, Artistic Director of Copenhagen Opera Festival, and conducted by Anthony Negus, Longborough Music Director and eminent Wagnerian.

    Full performance streamed on OperaVision from 9 August 2024 at 19:00 CET to 9 February 2025 at 12:00 CET: https://operavision.eu/performance/die-walkure-1

    CAST

    Siegmund
    Mark Le Brocq

    Sieglinde
    Emma Bell

    Wotan
    Paul Carey Jones

    Fricka
    Madeleine Shaw

    Brünnhilde
    Lee Bisset

    Hunding
    Julian Close

    Gerhilde
    Eleanor Dennis

    Ortlinde
    Cara McHardy

    Waltraute
    Rebecca Afonwy-Jones

    Schwertleite
    Verena Gunz

    Helmwige
    Katie Lowe

    Siegrune
    Carolyn Dobbin

    Grimgerde
    Katie Stevenson

    Rossweisse
    Rozanna Madylus

    Orchestra
    Longborough Festival Orchestra

    Music
    Richard Wagner

    Text
    Richard Wagner

    Conductor
    Anthony Negus

    Director
    Amy Lane

    Lights
    Charlie Morgan Jones

    Sets
    Rhiannon Newman Brown

    Costumes
    Emma Ryott

    Video
    Tim Baxter

    Assistant Conductor
    Harry Sever

    Assistant Director
    Leo Doulton

    Choreographer
    Lorena Randi

    OperaVision is a freeview opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. Watch live streams as the performances themselves unfold in the opera house. Enjoy a variety of shows – including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet and concerts. Opera connaisseur or curious newcomer, there is something for everyone on OperaVision.

    https://operavision.eu/
    https://www.facebook.com/OperaVisionEU/

    https://www.instagram.com/OperaVision.EU/

    @operavision


    View 31 Comments

    31 Comments

    6. @maryann7619 on

      Oh Boy!
      Had to cancel my trip to Brattleboro, Vermont for "Wagner in Vermont" next weekend. The Alpha and the Omega: Das Rheingold and Gotterdammerung.
      Happy to find this.
      Enjoy, All!

    9. @user-ir8is3wy8t on

      Прекрасная Фрика, и Зиглинда, и Зигмунд. Ребята играют отлично, вкладываются по-полной, в отличии от записных звёзд, которых я слышал немало. С удовольствием сидел бы в зале. И артикуляция отличная, а несовершенства голосовые можно простить. Театральный праздник! Это очень ценно. Акцент на индивидуальности певцов без режиссерской лобуды. Я в восторге. Браво!

    12. @tukibate666 on

      This is my personal favorite production, except for the zombie-like choreography of the Valkyries. I think Emma is wonderful as Sieglinde.
      thank you😊

    14. @torbenjorgensen1398 on

      Many thanks to Operavision and the Longborough Festival Opera for presenting the opera in razor-sharp 4k resolution. The quality of the 4k transfer is excellent, coping well with the low stage lighting. There is a beautifully natural sense of sharpness to the images, as well as more detail in dark areas than you normally get and we are able to view the entire stage without missing any details. It is definitely a staging that has benefited greatly from filming in 4K.

    17. @PeterWeeks on

      It’s nearly 50 years since I first (and last) watched The Valkyrie [Bayreuth, Gwyneth Jones as Brunhilde]. I had forgotten much of the detail of the story.
      This performance was stunning. Beautifully staged, magnificent voices and acting. The final scene between Wotan and Brunhilde was so intimate and heart-wrenching.
      For me the only drawback was Brunhilde’s overblown vibrato.

      Curious to know why Fricka was absent from the final bows. I know she only has a (relatively) small part, but still. Her voice and stage presence were superb.

    26. @Ilska on

      Wonderful production, nice and clean, not the kind of garish clutter we see far too often. I loved the thought-provoking interpretations on the acting/directing side, adding meaning and interest to the text rather than changing it around. A standing ovation for Emma Bell and Paul Carey Jones in particular. Thank you all for this!

    27. @saulraw7067 on

      Very fine production both musically and emotionally. I found it stirring, though I wondered about some of the directorial choices here and there, but that is the stuff of life.

    Leave A Reply