Die Walküre
opera by Wagner
Also known as: “The Valkyrie”
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“Der Ring des Nibelungen”
- In Der Ring des Nibelungen
…Das Rheingold (“The Rhine Gold”), Die Walküre (“The Valkyrie”), Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung (“The Twilight of the Gods”), first performed in sequence at the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany, on August 13, 14, 16, and 17, 1876. Collectively they are often referred to as the Ring cycle.
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Gergiev
- In Valery Gergiev
…his version of Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre, and the Mariinsky won three of five awards in the event’s opera categories. Gergiev also released a number of recordings featuring works by composers from Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union. During this time he also oversaw the construction of…
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