Kelly Cae Hogan Brünnhilde
Lee Bisset Sieglinde
Michael Weinius Siegmund
Robert Hayward Wotan
Yvonne Howard Fricka
James Creswell Hunding
Katherine Broderick Helmwige
Kate Valentine Ortlinde
Giselle Allen Gerhilde
Sarah Castle Siegrune
Madeleine Shaw Rossweisse
Heather Shipp Waltraute
Fiona Kimm Grimgerde
Claudia Huckle Schwertleite
Orchestra of Opera North
Richard Farnes conductor
Peter Mumford director
Royal Festival Hall, London, 29 June 2016
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A fabulous evening and affirmation of the tremendous power wielded by Wagner's music.
Michael Wienius and Lee Bisset as Siegmund and Sieglinde |
Of the singers, the women were the trump cards: Kelly Cae Hogan's Brünnhilde treading a good line between strength and youthful high spirits, and Less Bisset's Sieglinde projecting a compelling vulnerability. The assembled valkyries in the famous Act 3 were as near ideal as one could imagine.
Robert Hayward as Wotan |
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