Four hours of screaming gods and the most metal horse ride in music history.
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.
Production
Minimalist Copenhagen staging lets the music devastate.
Acting
Theorin's Brünnhilde transforms from warrior to woman.
Direction
Holten's staging makes gods feel human and fragile.
Director
Kasper Holten
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Copenhagen Ring was performed over four consecutive nights in 2006, with the same audience committing to 15+ hours total.
Wagner banned performances in France for years; this Danish production deliberately stripped away Nazi-era staging associations with stark minimalism.
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