Synopsis:

Christian Thielemann, by common consent the leading Wagner conductor of our time (Die Presse), returns to Bayreuth for this radiant account of Die Walküre filmed at the 2010 Festival. Appearing on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time, it provides the only audio-visual document of Tankred Dorsts Ring production, and follows the hugely successful release of the whole cycle on CD. Two new singers join the cast: Johan Botha as Siegmund, who was showered with praise by the press (ideal vocal casting in the words of the critic on the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and Edith Haller, with her beautiful, strong soprano voice (Süddeutsche Zeitung) as his sister and lover Sieglinde. [Amazon UK]

Cast and Crew:

Siegmund: Johan Botha
Hunding: Kwangchul Youn
Wotan: Albert Dohmen
Sieglinde: Edith Haller
Brünnhilde: Linda Watson
Fricka: Mihoko Fujimura
Gerhilde: Sonja Mühleck
Ortlinde: Anna Gabler
Waltraute: Martina Dike
Schwertleite: Simone Schröder
Helmwige: Miriam Gordon-Stewart
Siegrune: Wilke te Brummelstroete
Grimgerde: Annette Küttenbaum
Rossweisse: Alexandra Petersamer

Music: Richard Wagner   Wikipedia
Libretto: Richard Wagner
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Stage Director: Tankred Dorst
Video Director: Michael Beyer

Recorded live at the Bayreuth Festival, 21 August 2010.


Extras:  all in 1080i

1. Die ich mir zur Wal erkor - Making of Die Walküre (23:06)
2. Cast Gallery