Genre:

Opera

Release Date:

Apr 2006

Recorded:

1999

Number of Discs:

3

Sound:

DTS Surround; LPCM Stereo

Subtitles:

EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, NL, JP

Territory Exclusions:

USA & Canada

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 Anamorphic

Display:

NTSC

Catalog Number:

OA0947D

Wagner: Die Walküre

John Keyes (Siegmund); Kurt Rydl (Hunding); John Bröcheler (Wotan); Nadine Secunde (Sieglinde); Jeannine Altmeyer (Brünnhilde); Rheinhild Runkel (Fricka);

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Harmut Haenchen

Stage Director(s): Pierre Audi

Die Walküre is the second part of Richard Wagner's gargantuan tetralogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen, concerning the irreconcilable struggle between Power and Love. The originality of this production from Het Muziektheater Amsterdam more than meets the perennial challenge of staging The Ring. Pierre Audi's stage direction, in which the orchestra is placed on the ring-shaped stage, succeeds in forging a profound unity between the lyrical, mythical and philosophical qualities of Wagner's work, complemented by George Tsypin's astonishing sets and wonderful costumes by Oscar-winning Eiko Ishioka. Impassioned singing, and intensely dramatic playing by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra under the energetic baton of Hartmut Haenchen create a vigorous, almost intimate performance that will leave an indelible impression. This production of The Ring is based on the new collected works of Richard Wagner.

Reviews

"Hartmut Haenchen builds on the New Wagner Edition and the Residentie Orchestra in outstanding form: a leaner, more elegant and never thundering Wagner sound makes this production a rich experience." (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)

"It is breathtaking to experience how well the technical and spatial possibilities of Het Muziektheater are being used; and even more overwhelming to see the focus on the individual in all this excitement. Het Muziektheater had a premiere without any equal..." (Het Financieële Dagblad)

Extra features

Cast Gallery and Synopsis. Introduction to Die Walküre with presenter Michaël Zeeman, composer Peter-Jan Wageman and pianist Stephan Mickisch.