Die Walkure

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Event Die Walkure
Venue Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 24 July 1989
Opening Date 24 July 1989
Last Date 12 August 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The second opera in Wagner's great Ring Cycle is undoubtedly the most popular, combining powerful drama with some of the Cycle's most stirring music including the famous "Ride of the Valkyries".
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Richard Wagner Composer
George Ermolenko Concert Master
Stuart Challender Conductor
Desmond Digby Costume Designer
Andrew Sinclair Director
John Drummond Montgomery Lighting Designer
Allan Lees Set Designer
Heather Begg Singer Fricka
Jennifer Bermingham Singer Grimgerde
Kerry Elizabeth Brown Singer Rossweisse
Prudence Dunstone Singer Waltraute
Lisa Gasteen Singer Ortlinde
Margaret Haggart Singer Helmweige
Roxane Hislop Singer Siegrune
Horst Hoffmann Singer Sigmund
Christa Leahmann Singer Gerhilde
Donald McIntyre Singer Wotan
Jolanta Nagajek Singer Schwertleite
Marilyn Richardson Singer Sieglinde
Donald Shanks Singer Hunding
Marilyn Zschau Singer Brunnhilde
Paul Carr Stage Manager
Roland Peelman
Andrew Sharp
David Stanhope
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Germany
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Sponsored by a consortium of German companies in Australia. 5 performances: Jul 24 and Aug 1, 4, 9 & 12.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Australian Opera Programmes
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Jun/Jul 1989
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 64156