Royal Opera House Live: La Valquiria
2018Antonio Pappano conducts a full performance of the second opera in Richard Wagner’s epic Der Ring des Nibelungen. During a storm, Sieglinde gives shelter to a wounded stranger. They find themselves drawn to each other. He is Siegmund, the twin from whom Sieglinde was separated in childhood. Unknown to them, their father is Wotan, the most powerful of the gods. Through Siegmund, Wotan hopes to retrieve a gold ring of ultimate power that he cannot take himself.
Acted in
Emily Magee
as Sieglinde
Stuart Skelton
as Siegmund
John Lundgren
as Wotan
Nina Maria Stemme
as Brünnhilde
Sarah Connolly
as Fricka
Ain Anger
as Hunding
Alwyn Mellor
as Gerhilde
Lise Davidsen
as Ortlinde
Kai Rüütel
as Waltraute
Claudia Huckle
as Schwertleite
Maida Hundeling
as Helmwige
Catherine Carby
as Siegrune
Monika-Evelin Liiv
as Grimgerde
Emma Carrington
as Rossweisse