{"product_id":"0807280809190-die-walkure","title":"Die Walkure","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIVE RECORDING FROM THE TEATRO ALLA SCALA, MILAN, 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiegmund SIMON O'NEILL\u003cbr\u003eHunding JOHN TOMLINSON\u003cbr\u003eWotan VITALIJ KOWALJOW\u003cbr\u003eSieglinde WALTRAUD MEIER\u003cbr\u003eBrünnhilde NINA STEMME\u003cbr\u003eFricka EKATERINA GUBANOVA\u003cbr\u003eTEATRO ALLA SCALA\u003cbr\u003eConductor DANIEL BARENBOIM\u003cbr\u003eStage Director GUY CASSIERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Wagner called Die Walküre the first evening of the Ring of the Nibelung; he called Das Rheingold the prologue or Vorabend. Musically and dramatically, we are introduced to a radically new and different world when the opening bars of Die Walküre resound. A fully developed orchestral palette of Leitmotivs paints a wild storm scene, and the curtain rises on a modest dwelling: a fully human scene that has nothing to do with the gods, dwarves and nymphs of Das Rheingold. At the same time, however, the way Die Walküre portrays radical beginnings reveals some telling reminiscences of the unfolding of Das Rheingold. Die Walküre is exciting and deeply feeling drama. The Scala Ring Cycle by Guy Cassiers is continued here with, as in Rheingold, numerous outstanding opera stars. Most of all, the leading ladies, ever wonderful Waltraud Meier as Sieglinde, marvellous Nina Stemme as a strong Brünnhilde and Ekaterina Gubanova as a convincing Fricka are to be named. Simon O'Neill and John Tomlinson fight a stirring duel as Siegmund and Hunding and Vitalij Kowaljow gives his dark portrayal of Wotan. Daniel Barenboim presents a fantastic musical interpretation of this second and inspiring evening of the Ring. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo, dts-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Blu-ray) \u003cbr\u003ePicture Format: 16:9, 1080i High Definition\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x DVD 9 \/ NTSC 50 GB (Dual Layer) \u003cbr\u003eSubtitles: DE (Original Language), GB, FR, ES, IT, Korean\u003cbr\u003eRunning Time: 238 mins\u003cbr\u003eFSK: 0\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56510275813750,"sku":"0807280809190","price":38.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_347411_137613_jpg.jpg?v=1761146731","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0807280809190-die-walkure","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}