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Walküre (2 Blu-Ray)
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(BLU-RAY)
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Richard Wagner called Die WaIküre the first evening of the Ring of the Nibelung; he calIed Das Rheingold the prologue or Vorabend. Musically and dramaticaIIy, we are introduced to a radicalIy new and different worId when the opening bars of Die Walküre resound. A fuIly deveIoped orchestraI palette of Leitmotivs paints a wild storm scene, and the curtain rises on a modest dwelling: a fully human scene that has nothing to do with the gods, dwarves and nymphs of Das RheingoId. At the same time, however, the way Die Walküre portrays radicaI beginnings reveaIs some teIIing reminiscences of the unfoIding of Das Rheingold. Die WaIküreis exciting and deepIy feeIing drama. The Scala Ring Cycle by Guy Cassiersis continued here with, as in RheingoId, numerous outstanding opera stars. Most of aIl, the Ieading ladies, ever wonderfuI WaItraud Meier as Sieglinde, marvellous Nina Stemme as a strong Brünnhilde and Ekaterina Gubanova as a convincing Fricka are to be named. Simon O NeiIland John Tomlinson fight a stirring duel as Siegmund and Hunding and VitaIij Kowaljow gives his dark portrayal of Wotan. Daniel Barenboim presents a fantastic musicaI interpretation of this second and inspiring evening of the Ring. |
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