The read
It runs long at 3h 57m.
Synopsis
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)
Ratings
IMDb8/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian LargeDirector
- Richard WagnerWriter
- Otto SchenkDirector
- Richard WagnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hildegard BehrensBrünnhilde
- Gary LakesSiegmund
- Jessye NormanSieglinde
- James MorrisWotan
- Christa LudwigFricka
- Kurt MollHunding
- Pyramid SellersGerhilde
- Wendy HillhouseGrimgerde
- Katarina IkonomuHelmwige
- Martha ThigpenOrtlinde
- Jacalyn BowerRossweisse
- Sondra KellySchwertleite
Stills
Themes
operaopera live performancethe metropolitan opera