Die Walküre = The valkyrie : Musikdrama in drei Aufzügen = music drama in three acts /

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. Two new singers join the cast: Johan Botha as Siegmund, who was showered with praise by the press ('...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 (Composer)
Corporate Author: Bayreuther Festspiele (Instrumentalist, Performer, Orchester,)
Other Authors: Beyer, Michael (Director), Botha, Johan (Singer, Performer), Dillman, Michael (Producer), Dohmen, Albert (Singer, Performer), Dorst, Tankred (Director), Fujimura, Mihoko (Singer, Performer), Haller, Edith (Singer, Performer), Thielemann, Christian, 1959- (Conductor), Watson, Linda (Soprano) (Singer, Performer), Youn, Kwangchul (Singer, Performer)
Format: Conference Proceeding Video
Language:German
Language Notes:Sung in German.
Published: [Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex] : Opus Arte, 2011.
Series:Classical music in video
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary: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. 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.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 21, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (236 min.).
Playing Time:03:55:47
Production Credits:Tankred Dorst, stage director ; Michael Beyer, television director.