Wagner - Die Walkure
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Label: C-AVI
Cat No: AVI8553543
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 3
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 27th August 2021
Contents
Artists
Michael WeiniusLukasz Konieczny
James Rutherford
Sarah Ferede
Linda Watson
Katarzyna Kuncio
Anke Krabbe
Jessica Stavros
Katja Levin
Romana Noack
Zuzana Sveda
Maria Hilmes
Katharina von Bulow
Uta Christina Georg
Susan Maclean
Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Duisburger Philharmoniker
Conductor
Axel KoberWorks
Die WalkureArtists
Michael WeiniusLukasz Konieczny
James Rutherford
Sarah Ferede
Linda Watson
Katarzyna Kuncio
Anke Krabbe
Jessica Stavros
Katja Levin
Romana Noack
Zuzana Sveda
Maria Hilmes
Katharina von Bulow
Uta Christina Georg
Susan Maclean
Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Duisburger Philharmoniker
Conductor
Axel KoberAbout
“The Rhine is where Richard Wagner’s cycle of operas Der Ring des Nibelungen begins and ends – and it was beside the Rhine in 1851 that the composer first dreamed of this equally visionary and monumental work. Even if Wagner’s plans for a festival would ultimately be realised in an entirely different part of Germany, the performance of a ‘Ring on the Rhine’ will always remain something very special.
“And where better to make this happen than at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein? Two cities, two orchestras, two casts of singers – with the Rhine Opera’s fantastic ensemble of singers and its two outstanding orchestras, the Duisburger Philharmoniker and the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, at their two venues in Duisburg and Düsseldorf, the essential conditions were in place.
“The ‘Ring on the Rhine’ staged by Dietrich W. Hilsdorf and under my own musical direction gradually began to take shape from June 2017 onwards... However, a few weeks before the premiere of Götterdämmerung, a defective sprinkler system flooded the theatre Duisburg.
“The damage this caused made the staged ‘Ring’ cycle in Duisburg (for the time being) completely impossible. Fortunately, on short notice we had the opportunity to perform the Ring des Nibelungen at least in concert form in Duisburg at the nearby Mercatorhalle. Soon after we started rehearsing, we realised that this supposed ‘emergency solution’ had turned out to be a real stroke of luck.
“In the brilliant acoustics of the concert hall the singing voices and the sound of the orchestra came together to create a thrilling experience for the listeners – one that our audience greeted with standing ovations. A desire was soon expressed to make the experience available to a wider public beyond this one-time concert performance.
“The result is this live recording of all four parts of the ‘Ring’ cycle...”
Cast:
- Siegmund: Michael Weinius
- Hunding: Lukasz Konieczny
- Wotan: James Rutherford
- Sieglinde: Sarah Ferede
- Brünnhilde: Linda Watson
- Fricka: Katarzyna Kuncio
- Helmwige: Anke Krabbe
- Gerhilde: Jessica Stavros
- Ortlinde: Katja Levin
- Waltraute: Romana Noack
- Siegrune: Zuzana Šveda
- Rossweisse: Maria Hilmes
- Grimgerde: Katharina von Bülow
- Schwertleite: Uta Christina Georg & Susan Maclean
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