Type: Opera
Program: Wagner - The Ring Cycle
Program: The Ring of the Nibelung, Part 2: The Valkyrie
Composer: Richard Wagner
Location: Staatsoper, Germany
Company: Staatsoper Orchestra and Choir
Conductor: Lothar Zagrosek
Soloists: Robert Gambill (Siegmund), Angela Denoke (Sieglinde)
Year: 2002

Part 2 of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Die Walkure, brings the conflict into the human world, where forbidden love, family loyalty, and divine law collide. Wotan experiences the tragic fate of his mortal children and the defiance of Brunnhilde so the emotional stakes intensify, and the music expands with sweeping scenes of intimacy and grandeur. Like Part 1, this opera is rarely staged due to its vast scale, and monumental production, so this is a rare opportunity to experience Wagner’s vision in full.