Release Date

23 Feb, 1990

Runtime

03:57: (HH:MM)

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)

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Actors

Hildegard Behrens

James Morris

Jessye Norman

Christa Ludwig

Gary Lakes

Kurt Moll

Katarina Ikonomu

Martha Thigpen

Pyramid Sellers

Joyce Castle

Diane Kesling

Jacalyn Bower

Wendy Hillhouse

Sondra Kelly

James Levine

MET Orchestra

Crew

Brian Large

Richard Wagner

James Levine

Otto Schenk

Richard Wagner

Louisa Briccetti

Victor Callegari

Günther Schneider-Siemssen

Rolf Langenfass

Ellen Rudolph

Peter Gelb

Anne Cauvin

Phebe Berkowitz

Jay David Saks