The read
It runs long at 3h 38m.
Synopsis
The new Bayreuth production of the Ring Cycle that premiered in 2013 offered spectacular sets, courtesy of Aleksandar Denić. As is regularly the case in Frank Castorf's productions, live video recordings add an extra dimension and in this performance Die Walküre is set at the beginning in the 19th century and then moves ahead to the Stalin era. The geographic setting is Baku, Azerbaijan, so in addition to Wild West capitalism, Castorf also takes aim at Soviet communism. The leading roles are also strongly cast in this third revival of Castorf's production, with Christopher Ventris, Heidi Melton, Catherine Foster and John Lundgren.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank CastorfDirector
- Richard WagnerWriter
- Richard WagnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christopher VentrisSiegmund
- Georg ZeppenfeldHunding
- John LundgrenWotan
- Heidi MeltonSieglinde
- Catherine FosterBrünnhilde
- Sarah ConnollyFricka
- Caroline WenborneGerhilde
- Dara HobbsOrtlinde
- Stephanie HoutzeelWaltraute
- Nadine WeissmannSchweltleite
- Christiane KohlHelmwige
- Wiebke LehmkuhlGrimgerde
Stills
Themes
opera live performancebayreuther festspiele