The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle. Hildegard Behrens brings deep empathy to Brünnhilde, the favorite daughter of the god Wotan (James Morris) who nevertheless defies him. Morris’s portrayal of Wotan is deservedly legendary, as is Christa Ludwig, as Fricka. Jessye Norman and Gary Lakes are Sieglinde and Siegmund, and Kurt Moll is the threatening Hunding. James Levine and the Met orchestra provide astonishing color and drama. (Performed April 8, 1989)
Hildegard Behrens
as Brünnhilde
James Morris
as Wotan
Jessye Norman
as Sieglinde
Christa Ludwig
as Fricka
Gary Lakes
as Siegmund
Kurt Moll
as Hunding
Katarina Ikonomu
as Helmwige
Martha Thigpen
as Ortlinde
Pyramid Sellers
as Gerhilde
Joyce Castle
as Waltraute
Diane Kesling
as Siegrune
Jacalyn Bower
as Rossweisse
