If in Das Rheingold the curtain fell with the hegemony of the gods in Valhalla, the second part of Der Ring des Nibelungen opens with a mortal who, alone on Earth, faces a raging storm.
Siegmund is called the hunted warrior, and when he briefly finds peace in a concealed hut, he meets the beautiful but equally hapless Sieglinde.
An ardent and natural passion blossoms, but at the same time a hidden past surfaces that will seal their fate. Their forbidden love incurs the wrath of the goddess of marriage, Fricka, who demands that her husband Wotan use violence to enforce his own, rigid codes. Inwardly torn, he sends his favourite daughter, Brünnhilde, the Valkyrie…

 

In Die Walküre, the ‘first day’ of Richard Wagner’s tetralogy, director Romeo Castellucci uses powerful images to give us an insight into all these strong characters and the love that drives them – in defiance of the curse of the ring. And with Music director Alain Altinoglu at the helm of the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, this new production has all the promise of an exciting Valkyrie ride.

 

PERFORMANCES

JANUARY                                                                  FEBRUARY
21 and 28 at 15:00                                               3 and 11  at 15:00
24 and 31 at 17:30                                               6 and 8 at 17:30