Richard Wagner - Die Walküre [2 DVDs] - Universal/Music/DVD

The second part of Patrice Chéreau's epoch-making Bayreuth "Ring" is a radical re-imaging of "die Walküre", unprecedented in its psychological penetration. "This Wagnerian drama", says Chéreau, "which is at once classical theatre and domestic comedy, enables us to interpret the myths in terms that are both anecdotical and sublime ... With Wagner one is dealing with a drama tuned virtually white-hot by the music." "Nothing ever seen before on television has given a better insight into Wagner's genius." (The New York Times)

Darsteller:
Siegmund - Peter Hoffmann
Hunding - Matti Salminen
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Sieglinde - Jeannie Altmeyer
Brünhilde - Gwyneth Jones
Fricka - Hanna Schwarz
Gerhilde - Carmen Reppel
Ortlinde - Karmen Middleton
Waltraute - Gabriele Schnaut
Schwertleite - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Helmwige - Katie Clarke
Siegrune - Marga Schiml
Grimgerde - Ilse Gramatzki
Rossweisse - Elisabeth Glauser

Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
Leitung: Pierre Boulez