Release Date

27 Jul, 2016

Runtime

03:38: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The new Bayreuth production of the Ring Cycle that premiered in 2013 offered spectacular sets, courtesy of Aleksandar Denić. As is regularly the case in Frank Castorf's productions, live video recordings add an extra dimension and in this performance Die Walküre is set at the beginning in the 19th century and then moves ahead to the Stalin era. The geographic setting is Baku, Azerbaijan, so in addition to Wild West capitalism, Castorf also takes aim at Soviet communism. The leading roles are also strongly cast in this third revival of Castorf's production, with Christopher Ventris, Heidi Melton, Catherine Foster and John Lundgren.

Original Title

Der Ring des Nibelungen: Die Walküre - Bayreuther Festspiele

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Actors

Christopher Ventris

Georg Zeppenfeld

John Lundgren

Heidi Melton

Catherine Foster

Sarah Connolly

Caroline Wenborne

Dara Hobbs

Stephanie Houtzeel

Nadine Weissmann

Christiane Kohl

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Mareike Morr

Alexandra Petersamer

Marek Janowski

Crew

Frank Castorf

Richard Wagner

Aleksandar Denić

Frank Castorf

Richard Wagner

Marek Janowski

Adriana Braga Peretzki