Christian Thielemann, "by common consent the leading Wagner conductor of our time" (Die Presse), returns to Bayreuth for this radiant account of Die Walküre filmed at the 2010 Festival. Appearing on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time, it provides the only audio-visual document of Tankred Dorst's Ring production, and follows the hugely successful release of the whole cycle on CD. Two new singers join the cast: Johan Botha as Siegmund, who was showered with praise by the press ("ideal vocal casting" in the words of the critic on the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and Edith Haller, with her "beautiful, strong soprano voice" (Süddeutsche Zeitung) as his sister and lover Sieglinde.
Siegmund: Johan Botha
Hunding: Kwangchul Youn
Wotan: Albert Dohmen
Sieglinde: Edith Haller
Brünnhilde: Linda Watson
Fricka: Mihoko Fujimura
Gerhilde: Sonja Mühleck
Ortlinde: Anna Gabler
Waltraute: Martina Dike
Schwertleite: Simone Schröder
Helmwige: Miriam Gordon-Stewart
Siegrune: Wilke te Brummelstroete
Grimgerde: Annette Küttenbaum
Rossweisse: Alexandra Petersamer
Bayreuther Festspiele Chorus
Bayreuther Festspiele
Conductor: Christian ThielemannDirector: Tankred Dorst
Available from Opus Arte on DVD & Blu-ray
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I would not say that Thielemann by common consent or any other conceit is the leading Wagnerian conductor while James Levine is still living and conducting. To say he is "one" of the leading Wagnerian conductors might be more appropriate.
raunchy9305 2 months ago
Superbe!!!!!!!!! Bravo !
miguale 11 months ago
please, opus arte, why not all the ring?
thewagnerworld 1 year ago 2
I LOVE DIE WALKURE _ WAGNER IS ESTUPENDO !!!!!!!
pauloalfredo100 1 year ago
@pauloalfredo100, I readed it in a website: February, 28, 2011, release, sorry, my english is wrong
thewagnerworld 1 year ago
AMAZING AND WONDERFUL !!!!! I WILL BUY IN BLU-RAY!!!!!
pauloalfredo100 1 year ago
wow! I will buy it in March
thewagnerworld 1 year ago