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The Bayreuth Ring: Die Walkure

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A music drama in three acts by Wagner (sung in German)
The second part of Bayreuth's controversial Ring, mounted for the centenary last year and revived this summer. In Patrice Chéreau's vision of Walkure Hunding's Hut of Act 1 is dominated by a pit-wheel, and Wotan in morning dress is found in the drawing-room of Valhalla in Act 2.
Ortlinde...ASTRID SCHIRMER (sop)
Siegrune CORNELIA WULKOPF (mezzo-sop)
Grimgerde
ILSE GRAMATZKI (mezzo-soprano)
Rossweise ELISABETH GLAUSER (mezzo-sop)
ORCHESTRA OF THE BAYREUTH FESTIVAL, conducted by PIERRE BOULEZ : ACt 1

Contributors

Unknown:
Astrid Schirmer
Unknown:
Siegrune Cornelia Wulkopf
Mezzo-Soprano:
Rossweise Elisabeth Glauser
Conducted By:
Pierre Boulez
Source: Radio Times

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