It Continues: The Wiener Staatsoper's Ring Cycle
Wagner's Der Ring der Nibelung continued at the Wiener Staatsoper with a well-sung production of Die Walküre . With all elements of the production the same (singers, conductor, director, designer), it had great continuity. This meant the singing and the conducting continued to be excellent while the design still did not impress. General information & synopsis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Walk%C3%BCre Cast: Die Walküre | Richard Wagner Christian Thielemann | Dirigent Sven-Eric Bechtolf | Regie Rolf Glittenberg | Bühne Marianne Glittenberg | Kostüme fettFilm | Video Christopher Ventris | Siegmund Eric Halfvarson | Hunding Albert Dohmen | Wotan Waltraud Meier | Sieglinde Brünnhilde | Katarina Dalayman Janina Baechle | Fricka Donna Ellen | Helmwige Ildikó Raimondi | Gerhilde Alexandra Reinprecht | Ortlinde Aura Twarowska | Waltraute Ulrike Helzel | Siegrune Monica Bohinec | Grimgerde Zoryana Kushpler | Schwertleit...