Die Walküre

Die Walküre

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2006-05-31

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.

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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.

Released

2006-05-31

Runtime

229

Director

Kasper Holten

Budget

$0

Revenue

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Genres

Music

Language

Deutsch

Production

Decca

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    Stig Fogh Andersen

    Stig Fogh Andersen
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    Gitta-Maria Sjöberg

    Gitta-Maria Sjöberg
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    James Johnson

    James Johnson
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    Iréne Theorin

    Iréne Theorin
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    Stephen Milling

    Stephen Milling
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    Randi Stene

    Randi Stene