Die Walküre Act 3
Monday 17 April 2006 13:35-14:50 (Radio 3)
After Siegmund's death Brünnhilde flees to her fellow Valkyries, pleading with them to help shield Sieglinde, now pregnant with Siegmund's child. But they are no match for a furious Wotan. As punishment for defying him, Wotan demands Brünnhilde lie defenceless on a rock to be claimed by the first man to wake her. Brünnhilde persuades Wotan that she should at least be protected by a ring of fire, so that only a true hero will be able to reach her.
Duration:
1 hour 15 minutes
Playlist:
Siegmund ...... Poul Elming (baritone)
Hunding ...... Matthias Hölle (bass)
Wotan ...... John Tomlinson (bass)
Sieglinde ...... Nadine Secunde (soprano)
Brünnhilde ...... Dame Anne Evans (soprano)
Fricka/Siegrune ...... Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano)
Gerhilde ...... Eva Johansson (soprano)
Ortlinde ...... Ruth Floeren (soprano)
Waltraute ...... Shirley Close (mezzo-soprano)
Schwertleite ...... Hitomi Katagiri (contralto)
Helmwige ...... Eva-Maria Bundschuh (soprano)
Grimgerde ...... Birgitta Svendén (soprano)
Rossweisse ...... Hebe Dijkstra (mezzo-soprano)
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
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