Movie Description
Die Walküre
(2006)Overview
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), WWV 86B, is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner with a German libretto by the composer. It is the second of the four operas that form Wagner's cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). The story of the opera is based on the Norse mythology told in the Volsunga Saga and the Poetic Edda.[1][2] In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one in a group of female figures who decide which soldiers die in battle and which live. Die Walküre's best-known excerpt is the "Ride of the Valkyries". DVD release June 2009.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kasper Holten
- Writer : Richard Wagner
- Cast : Stig Fogh Andersen,Gitta-Maria Sjöberg,James Johnson,Iréne Theorin,Stephen Milling,Randi Stene
Cast
Siegmund
Sieglinde
Wotan
Brünnhilde
Hunding
Fricka
Facts
Original TitleDie Walküre
Status Released
Release Information
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2006-05-31
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 03h 49m
Production CompaniesDecca
Genres
- Music