Film

The Ring Cycle: Die Walkure

9.0

3h 57m

1992

Synopsis

FIRST DAY OF THE RING CYCLE. Fleeing for his life, Siegmund seeks shelter at Sieglinde's house. Her husband Hunding happens to be one of Siegmund's pursuers, and the two of them must cross swords the next day. As Siegmund laments his lack of a weapon, Sieglinde directs him to the sword Nothung stuck in an ash tree. Despite discovering they are twin siblings, the two fall in love. The King of Gods Wotan, their father, sends his Valkyrie daughter Brünnhilde to aid Siegmund. Fricka protests, and Wotan uses his spear to break Siegmund's sword during the battle. Siegmund is slain, but Brünnhilde rescues both the sword fragments and Sieglinde who is pregnant with Siegmund's child Siegfried. Wotan is angry that she intervened, but since Brünnhilde is his favorite child, he merely strips her of immortality and sends her into an enchanted sleep, surrounded by fire. Filmed at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in June & July 1992.

Director

Harry Kupfer

Music

Cast & Crew

Poul Elming

as Siegmund

Nadine Secunde

as Sieglinde

Matthias Hölle

as Hunding

John Tomlinson

as Wotan

Anne Evans

as Brünnhilde

Linda Finnie

as Fricka

Eva Johansson

as Gerhilde

Ruth Floeren

as Ortlinde

Shirlay Close

as Waltraude

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