NEW ON NAXOS | MARCH 2024
Nina Stemme as Brünnhilde © Bernd Uhlig
2.110741-42 Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound format: PCM Stereo Language: German Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean Region code: 0 (worldwide) No. of disc/s: 2 (1 DVD 9 and 1 DVD 5) Release Date: 8 Mar 2024
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Richard WAGNER (1813–1883) Die Walküre Nina Stemme, Elisabeth Teige, Sopranos Brandon Jovanovich, Tenor • Iain Paterson, Bass-baritone Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen (‘The Ring of the Nibelung’) comprises four operas of which Die Walküre (‘The Valkyrie’) is the second, famous for its spectacular set-pieces such as the Ride of the Valkyries and Wotan’s Farewell. The plot focuses on the lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde and on the disobedience of the Valkyrie Brünnhilde, who defi es the edict of Fricka, the goddess of marriage, to punish them. With Die Walküre Wagner achieved a perfect synthesis of poetry and music. Sir Donald Runnicles conducts an internationally acclaimed cast in this innovative new production by Norwegian director Stefan Herheim. Sir Donald Runnicles, Conductor Stefan Herheim, Stage director
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The individual operas from the acclaimed Deutsche Oper Berlin Ring cycle released in DVD (2.107001) and Blu-ray (NBD0156VX) sets on Naxos in November 2022 are now being made available to buy separately starting with Das Rheingold (2.110740 / NBD0157V) in February, then Die Walküre in March, Siegfried in April and Götterdämmerung in May. • It is directed by the award-winning Norwegian director Stefan Herheim who is acclaimed as one of the most important directors of the moment, known for his emphasis on the historical contexts of ideas.
Wagner expert Sir Donald Runnicles , in addition to working with the Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin , is currently continuing his Ring interpretations at the opera houses of Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna and San Francisco, and at the BBC Proms in London, the Edinburgh International Festival and The Metropolitan Opera in New York.
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Also available on Blu-ray Video: NBD0158V Picture format: HD 16:9 Sound format: PCM stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1 Language: German Subtitles: German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean Region: A, B, C No. of disc/s: 1 (BD 50) Release Date: 8 Mar 2024
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