Die Walküre, act one

[katharinehoad123]

Having heard Jerusalem twice wish i had heard him........ wonderful.........so sad that he departed so early .. i believe was 35 when this was done and would have been 67 this August...

[bassfeile]

He has done it - best ever - !!!

[cibusfaber]

E' il seguito del Wintersturme.

Bello.

[Catoperatheater]

Is there another person in the vid besides Peter, LOL I can't take my eyes off him. How sad.

[Sieglinde84]

RIP... hottest Siegmund ever.

And what a beautiful, dark and yet shining voice!

If he was born a baritone, he would've been a great Billy Budd too. Ideal looks... (Oh my, imagine him vs Matti there. Chills!)

[operacat1]

Hoffmann will be sadly missed...and this was a great performance and production!

[Mitschi77]

In Memoriam Peter Hofmann. Er war einer der ganz Großen Wagner-Tenöre.

A star is gone.

[Gunnifunz]

I'm so sad. R.I.P. Peter Hofmann ...

[DIGGERMGR]

chereau ring on DVD....Brilliant

[Schneider10101]

Isn't the first Act an hour and five minutes?

[rusalkaism]

Can anyone tell me is this was recorded as a movie/dvd or was it a live performance? If it was a live performance, it is wonderful the way these two relate to one another instead of singing straight to the "audience." And how is Mr. Hofmann doing now? I'm sorry I don't speak German but I sense from the last post that he has become more incapacitated. I wish him well. He has given so much joy to so many people thru his music

[Trisolde]

It is a special live performance without an audience afaik. But why should they sing to the audience? It is not a concert but a theatre play.

[Chrysothemis]

@rusalkaism

Yes and no. It's a faithful recreation of the actual performances, recorded without cuts. But the taping was done without an audience, Mainly to allow for better camera placement.

Mr Hofmann suffers from Parkinson's decease, and has done much to raise awareness of this affliction, Since quitting opera he's had considerable success in musicals.

[UlfenDaddy]

@rusalkaism I attended the 1976 production, the third cycle, and forever Walkure will be Peter Hofmann and Jeannine Altmeyer. I know other artists have done just as well, in some productions perhaps better; I don't care. Firstly is the personal association having attended live, but moreover there was such power and chemistry between those two... RIP Peter Hofmann, you are missed.

[Tilantelcontar]

@rusalkaism Peter Hofmann suffered for many years from parkonsons's desease and died in 2010.

[VespaKlaus]

Peter Hofmann forever. Es ist ein Jammer --> diese scheußliche Krankheit. Ein Fan der ersten Stunden bleibe ich und geniesse immer noch alles, was ich von ihm sehen oder hören kann.

[bassfeile]

Echtes Highlight - diese Aufführung

Wie geht's dem überhaupt ?

[isabelle070209]

Vocalement ça va. Mais la direction est pas bonne et la mise en scène a ouvert la boite de Pandore. Le début de la fin.

[rexeterna]

um wow that's pretty graphic there at the end

[her0esfan]

This is one of the best pieces of music I have ever heard!

[moririn011]

Siegmund, do not throw your sword....

[MargraveofTad]

Hunding's a a funny chap-to have an ash tree with a sword stuck through growing in his kitchen!

[Johnabraytis]

I believe Notung represents Siegmund's weiner.

[junehilde]

No shit!!

[juanmlleras]

Peter Hofmann is the most powerful Siegmund I have heard.

He is perfect for Siegmund. This production by Chereau and Boulez is great in every aspect.

[josiahgulden]

Wait til Kaufmann gives it a go!

[Sieglinde84]

Peter Hoffmann is the perfect Siegmund... Heroic, young, handsome, hot...

I saw a Walküre this summer, where we had an awful Siegmund. Fat, old, with a boring voice and GLASSES. A hero with glasses! I couldn't stop sighing after Hoffmann.

[wagnerfan27]

These two burn the stage with their white-hot passion---makes the heart pound!...and these two make it utterly believable that the characters are brother and sister....the most exciting,sexy and wonderfully disturbing Act 1 ever!

[ElisaHut]

Thanks for sharing, Acerb! Beautiful voices! Wagner was a great composer!

[lovelymess]

"Sexiest Walsungs ever"

..and I ain't comic book guy.

I saw Altmeyer do an excellent Islode in LA that was panned by Martin Bernheimer, but what the hell does HE know. He's just a jealous lieder baritone who went into "poison pen" criticism.

Peter Hoffmann's vocal demise was a great loos to Wagner performances.

[acerb45666555]

)O( Back For More!! :)

[ianmcandrewmusic]

Wow! Opera doesn't get much hotter than this! :)

[ikbeninbalans01]

Thanks for acerb45666555 for this sending me, this

Timeless work of Richard Wagner

BRaVo!!

Love and Peace

lugit bar

[IIArbiProductionII]

Nice opera

[Alcisko]

Could you add also "Wintersturme" with Hofmann?

[emnhts]

It is said that the particular symptom of Parkinson was awared around 1993.That means the disease has begun to progress around the middle of 1980s without being noticed at all. One of the most tragic diseases....

[westinna]

that was wonderful-do wish i could have seen more of them as i recall they had a wonderful chemistry. saw Altmeyer as Brunhilde in Gotterdammerung and between acts we were told she was ill and would try to complete the opera-which she did-and very well. i'm so sorry to hear about Peter Hofmann, but he was a very respectable singer and really video-friendly. this was a treat!

[jbjorling]

Peter Hoffmann lost his voice because of over-singing/lack of technique and went on to be a famous German pop star. I know that's common knowledge for most, but some might like to know...

[anchorex]

He was successful in Opera and Pop for years at the same time and didn´t become a Pop-Star because of "over-singing/lack of technique". Fact is, his carreer faded after putting the German "The Phantom of the Opera" on stage and that´s because he became very, very ill (Parkinson desease) at only 45. He didn´t make it public for years. Nevertheless I think you agree -watching this here- that it is damn sad that such a strong, healthy and handsome appearing Guy is strucked down like that..

[jbjorling]

Yes, I know that he has Parkinson's, but I believe that he actually lost his voice for reasons other than his disease. I do not think that he looks "strong" as you say (he needs a little more bulk for that.) I know that it is heavily in dispute amongst operaphiles, but I believe he should have been heavier to be a great Heldentenor. If you compare his recordings with other great Heldentenors, you hear that he pushed attempting the robustness of tone the greats had, thus shortening his career.

[urgrad03]

Size and vocal fach have absolutely nothing to do with one another.

[Brunotable]

Hofmann´s voice was really heroic. And he looked like a wagnerian hero.

[snakelavie]

Saw Peter Hofmann as Lohengrin in San Francisco, I think in 1982. Elsa was Pilar Lorengar, Leonie Rysanek, Ortrud. Was quite surprised how good Hofmann was. Starting this clip, I thought he was Johnny Hallyday for a second.

[pellmeli]

pellmeli

What happened to Altmeyer?

[Doromir]

Jeannine Altmeier was performing her very first Brunhilde at the Met when at the end of the first act, she decided she could not continue. H. Behrens happened to be in NYC at the time and rushed to the theater to finish the performance. It's no wonder we didn't hear much from Altmeier after that. I did see her name years later on the schedule at the opera in Barcelona though

[pellmeli]

Pellmeli

Thanks for the information. I had no idea she ever attempted Brunhilde.

[nclysander]

Actually, along with recording Brunnhilde (under Janowski, I believe), she has also sung the role live at the Amsterdam opera. DVDs are available on Amazon.

[Antillas636]

You are right, she recorded the role of Brunnilde under Janowski´s conducting and she also played the role of Freia in Karajan´s Das Rheingold DVD(it has been recently released by DG). Rgds,

[andreasscholl]

She was more a Siegline then Brunhilde!!!!!

[PucciniTosca]

Don't think that Brunhilde enters in the first act, she starts in the second with 'Ho Jo To Ho'... People from the Met must have been very angry at her...

[Doromir]

Well, I guess now you see how well I know my Wagner. Of course Brunhilda enters in the second act. I any case, she sang one act and had to stop. I wasn't there but I could imagine it was pretty horrible for her.

[RoseandOakleaf]

Excellent video