Die Walküre
05/14/11 12:00PM
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
12:08pm
Die Walküre: Act I
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano ; Jonas Kaufmann, tenor ; Hans-Peter König, bass |
| Record co./Cat # | Met Broadcast |
| Release Year | 2011 |
1:23pm
Tannhäuser: "Dir töne Lob"
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RCA Victor Orchestra |
| Conductor | Edwin McArthur |
| Soloists | Lauritz Melchior, tenor |
| CD/Album | RCA - Met - 100 Singers 100 Years |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 61580 |
| Release Year | 1984 |
1:36pm
Tannhäuser: "O du, mein holder Abendstern"
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nathaniel Shilkret |
| Soloists | Lawrence Tibbett, baritone |
| CD/Album | Lawrence Tibbett - Portraits in Memory |
| Record co./Cat # | MET 219 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:44pm
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 |
1:55pm
Die Walküre: Act II
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Deborah Voigt, soprano ; Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone ; Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano ; Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano ; Jonas Kaufmann, tenor ; Hans-Peter König, bass |
| Record co./Cat # | Met Broadcast |
| Release Year | 2011 |
3:41pm
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: "Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?"
| Composer | Gustav Mahler |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Conductor | Pierre Boulez |
| Soloists | Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano |
| CD/Album | Mahler - Des Knaben Wunderhorn - Adagio |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 4779060 |
| Release Year | 2010 |
3:44pm
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: "Rheinlegendchen"
| Composer | Gustav Mahler |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Conductor | Pierre Boulez |
| Soloists | Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano |
| CD/Album | Mahler - Des Knaben Wunderhorn - Adagio |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 4779060 |
| Release Year | 2010 |
3:47pm
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: "Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen""
| Composer | Gustav Mahler |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Cleveland Orchestra |
| Conductor | Pierre Boulez |
| Soloists | Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano |
| CD/Album | Mahler - Des Knaben Wunderhorn - Adagio |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 4779060 |
| Release Year | 2010 |
4:01pm
Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Hans Lange |
| Soloists | Kirsten Flagstad, soprano |
| CD/Album | RCA - Met - 100 Singers 100 Years |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 61580 |
| Release Year | 1984 |
4:09pm
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 |
4:14pm
Die Walküre: Act III
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Deborah Voigt, soprano ; Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone ; Eva-Maria Westbroek, soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | Met Broadcast |
| Release Year | 2011 |
5:35pm
Lohengrin: "In fernem Land"
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling In Concert |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA LM-2784 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1965 |
5:46pm
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 |
5:49pm
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 |
5:53pm
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 |
5:57pm
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 |