The Valkyrie (1990)

Director
Brian Large

Main cast
Hildegarde Behrens; James Morris; Jessye Norman; Christa Ludwig; Christa Ludwig

Genres
Drama

Description
From Siegmund's stormy entrance to Wotan's sorrowful exit, Die Walküre is the most dramatic opera in Wagner's Ring cycle.


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