Die Walküre

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James Levine conducts Die Walküre, the second opera in Wagner’s Ring Cycle, in the final Metropolitan Opera broadcast of the 2010-2011 season.

Valkuries in photo (left to right) Marjorie Elinor Dix as Waltraute, Wendy Bryn Harmer as Ortlinde, Molly Fillmore as Helmwige, Kelly Cae Hogan as Gerhilde, Mary Ann McCormick as Grimgerde, Lindsay Armann as Rossweisse, Eve Gigliotti as Siegrune, and Mary Phillips as Schwertleite. At top is Deborah Voigt as BrŸnnhilde. 

Playlist:
12:08 pm
  • Die Walküre: Act I
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
  • Soloists: Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano ; Jonas Kaufmann, tenor ; Hans-Peter König, bass
  • Conductor: James Levine
  • Record co./Cat #: Met Broadcast
  • Release Year: 2011
1:23 pm
  • Tannhäuser: "Dir töne Lob"
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Ensemble: RCA Victor Orchestra
  • Soloists: Lauritz Melchior, tenor
  • Conductor: Edwin McArthur
  • CD/Album: RCA - Met - 100 Singers 100 Years
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA 61580
  • Release Year: 1984
1:36 pm
  • Tannhäuser: "O du, mein holder Abendstern"
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Soloists: Lawrence Tibbett, baritone
  • Conductor: Nathaniel Shilkret
  • CD/Album: Lawrence Tibbett - Portraits in Memory
  • Record co./Cat #: MET 219
  • Release Year: 1993
1:44 pm
  • Siegfried: Waldweben (excerpt)
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
  • Conductor: George Szell
  • CD/Album: Wagner: Orchestral Music - George Szell
  • Record co./Cat #: Sony 48175
  • Release Year: 1962
1:55 pm
  • Die Walküre: Act II
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
  • Soloists: Deborah Voigt, soprano ; Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone ; Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano ; Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano ; Jonas Kaufmann, tenor ; Hans-Peter König, bass
  • Conductor: James Levine
  • Record co./Cat #: Met Broadcast
  • Release Year: 2011
3:41 pm
  • Des Knaben Wunderhorn: "Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?"
  • Composer: Gustav Mahler
  • Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
  • Soloists: Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano
  • Conductor: Pierre Boulez
  • CD/Album: Mahler - Des Knaben Wunderhorn - Adagio
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 4779060
  • Release Year: 2010
3:44 pm
  • Des Knaben Wunderhorn: "Rheinlegendchen"
  • Composer: Gustav Mahler
  • Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
  • Soloists: Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano
  • Conductor: Pierre Boulez
  • CD/Album: Mahler - Des Knaben Wunderhorn - Adagio
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 4779060
  • Release Year: 2010
3:47 pm
  • Des Knaben Wunderhorn: "Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen""
  • Composer: Gustav Mahler
  • Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
  • Soloists: Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano
  • Conductor: Pierre Boulez
  • CD/Album: Mahler - Des Knaben Wunderhorn - Adagio
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 4779060
  • Release Year: 2010
4:01 pm
  • Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Soloists: Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
  • Conductor: Hans Lange
  • CD/Album: RCA - Met - 100 Singers 100 Years
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA 61580
  • Release Year: 1984
4:09 pm
  • Götterdämmerung: Morgendämmerung (excerpt)
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
  • Conductor: George Szell
  • CD/Album: Wagner: Orchestral Music - George Szell
  • Record co./Cat #: Sony 48175
  • Release Year: 1962
4:14 pm
  • Die Walküre: Act III
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
  • Soloists: Deborah Voigt, soprano ; Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone ; Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano
  • Conductor: James Levine
  • Record co./Cat #: Met Broadcast
  • Release Year: 2011
5:35 pm
  • Lohengrin: "In fernem Land"
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
  • Soloists: Jussi Björling, tenor
  • Conductor: Nils Grevillius
  • CD/Album: Jussi Björling In Concert
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA LM-2784 [vinyl]
  • Release Year: 1965
5:46 pm
  • Frauenliebe und -leben: "Er, der Herrlichste von allen"
  • Composer: Robert Schumann
  • Soloists: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano ; Julius Drake, piano
  • CD/Album: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson / Julius Drake
  • Record co./Cat #: Wigmore Hall Live 0024
  • Release Year: 2001
5:49 pm
  • Frauenliebe und -leben: "Du Ring an meinem Finger"
  • Composer: Robert Schumann
  • Soloists: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano ; Julius Drake, piano
  • CD/Album: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson / Julius Drake
  • Record co./Cat #: Wigmore Hall Live 0024
  • Release Year: 2001
5:53 pm
  • Frauenliebe und -leben: "An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust"
  • Composer: Robert Schumann
  • Soloists: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano ; Julius Drake, piano
  • CD/Album: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson / Julius Drake
  • Record co./Cat #: Wigmore Hall Live 0024
  • Release Year: 2001
5:57 pm
  • Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Fritz Reiner
  • CD/Album: Reiner Conducts Wagner
  • Record co./Cat #: RCA 4738
  • Release Year: 1983

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