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Wagner 200 in London

Royal Festival Hall
Wed 22 May 2013 7:30pm

Sir Andrew Davis	conductor
David Edwards	director
Susan Bullock	Isolde/Brünhilde
Giselle Allen	Sieglinde
James Rutherford	Wotan
Mariya Krywaniuk	Gerhilde
Jennifer Johnston	Waltraute
Miriam Sharrad	Schwertleite
Katherine Broderick	Helmwige
Magdalen Ashman	Siegrune

Antonia Sotgiu	Grimgerde
Maria Jones	Rossweisse
Elaine McKrill	Ortlinde

Wagner	Overture, Die Meistersinger
Wagner	Prelude & Liebestod, Tristan und Isolde
Wagner	Act III, Die Walküre

Sir Andrew Davis conducts a concert celebrating the exact 200th anniversary of Wagner’s birth, showcasing the British Wagner tradition and featuring one of the composer’s finest achievements. The Walküren (or Valkyries) of the title are an army of maidens who ride through the air on horseback. We see twin brother and sister, Siegmund and Sieglinde, fall in love, thereby committing both adultery and (unwittingly) incest. The former is subsequently killed by Wotan, although Brünnhilde (Wotan's warrior Valkyrie daughter) saves Sieglinde in the nick of time. The opera reaches a blazing climax during the unforgettable Third Act, when Brünnhilde is punished by Wotan, who surrounds her with a ring of fire that can only be crossed by a fearless hero destined to be none other than Sieglinde's eventual son, Siegfried.

This concert also launches Wagner 200, a wideranging, London-based festival to celebrate the bicentenary of Richard Wagner’s birth, featuring events from May to November 2013 in association with leading venues and producers. It is the culmination of a day of activity at Southbank Centre, including pop up open-air performances on the riverside terraces and balconies featuring young singers and performers.

Sung in German with English surtitles; the performance of Die Walküre, Act III, will be semi-staged

Malcolm Rivers Artistic Director of Mastersingers

Richard Wagner: The Sorcerer of Bayreuth by Barry Millington (Thames & Hudson, 2012) will be launched at this concert. Click on the link for more information.

Click here to view an interactive online version of the 2012/13 season brochure

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