The Metropolitan Opera Die Walküre (2019)

Soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde Wotans willful warrior daughter who loses her immortality in operas most famous act of filial defiance In this Live in HD transmission of Die Walküre the second and most popular installment in the composers sweeping tetralogy Goerke is joined by bassbaritone Greer Grimsley as Brünnhilde godly father Wotan and mezzosoprano Jamie Barton as his unbending wife Fricka As the incestuous lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde soprano EvaMaria Westbroek and tenor Stuart Skeltonalongside bass Günther Groissböck as Sieglindes bloodthirsty husband Hundinground out the principal cast And on the podium Maestro Philippe Jordan conducts Robert Lepages innovative staging which uses stateoftheart stage technology to tell Wagners mythic tale