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Royal Opera House presents

The Royal Opera: Die Walkure (ENCORE) – Cert TBC

an encore performance filmed live in front of an audience

Sat 17 May 2025

On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds.

Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his rebellious daughter, Brünnhilde.

Sung in German with subtitles.

Cast:

Wotan: Christopher Maltman
Brünnhilde: Elisabet Strid
Sieglinde: Lise Davidsen
Siegmund: Stanislas de Barbeyrac
Hunding: Soloman Howard
Fricka: Marina Prudenskaya
Helmwige: Maida Hundeling
Ortlinde: Katie Lowe
Gerhilde: Lee Bisset
Waltraute: Claire Barnett-Jones
Siegrune: Catherine Carby
Rossweisse: Alison Kettlewell
Grimgerde: Monika-Evelin Liiv
Schwertleite: Rhonda Browne

Creatives:

Director: Barrie Kosky
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Music: Richard Wagner
Libretto: Richard Wagner
Set Designer: Rufus Didwiszus
Costume Designer: Victoria Behr
Lighting Designer: Alessandro Carletti