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Season 2012

Die Walküre

Stellar International Cast

Simon O’Neill Siegmund
Edith Haller Sieglinde
Christine Goerke Brünnhilde
John Wegner Wotan
Jonathan Lemalu Hunding
Margaret Medlyn Fricka

Pietari Inkinen Conductor

WAGNER Die Walküre

Internationally-renowned Wagnerian tenor Simon O’Neill returns home to join the crème de la crème of New Zealand and international singers for this concert performance of Wagner’s astounding Die Walküre.

Very rarely are New Zealand audiences treated to Wagner’s epic music dramas, and this special concert is not to be missed. Full of love, infidelity, abandonment and incest, Die Walküre features some of the composer’s most memorable music, including the awe-inspiring Ride of the Valkyries… {more below}

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{cont} Lauded as the next great Wagnerian tenor, O’Neill sings the demanding role of Siegmund – one he has already performed at the Royal Opera House and La Scala. The exquisite Edith Haller is Sieglinde, whose crystalline soprano voice never fails to astound. Dramatic soprano superstar Christine Goerke will be an indomitable force singing the role of Brünnhilde. With an impressive six seasons at Bayreuth – the spiritual home of Wagner’s music – John Wegner is no stranger to the role of Wotan, King of the Gods, and he finds his match in the dramatic prowess of Margaret Medlyn’s Fricka.

In the role of Hunding is another shining star – the charismatic Jonathan Lemalu, whose rich, resonant bass makes him an audience favourite. Supported by an astounding hoard of Valkyries, this extraordinary musical event conducted by our own Pietari Inkinen will be cherished and remembered for years to come.

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      O hehrstes Wunder!

      Hildegard Behrens as Brünnhilde and amazing Jessye Norman in the role of Sieglinde. From scene one of act three in Wagner´s opera Walküre.

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