Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), often regarded as the heart of Wagner's Ring Cycle, centres on Wotan's children Siegmund and Sieglinde. As incestuous and adulterous lovers they offend against the rules of marriages, defended by the goddess Fricka and eventually leading to the death of Siegmund. The Valkyrie Brünnhilde rescues Sieglinde after opposing the will of her father Wotan, who punishes her by putting her into a deep sleep. CAST | 08.04.2018 CONDUCTOR Adam Fischer DIRECTOR Sven-Eric Bechtolf STAGE DESIGN Rolf Glittenberg COSTUME DESIGN Marianne Glittenberg VIDEO fettFilm (Momme Hinrichs und Torge Möller) Siegmund Christopher Ventris Hunding Jongmin Park Wotan Tomasz Konieczny Sieglinde Simone Schneider Brünnhilde Iréne Theorin Fricka Michaela Schuster