Die Walküre
1990 · 237 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 104 VOTES · DIR. Brian Large, Otto Schenk
Overview
The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle. Hildegard Behrens brings deep empathy to Brünnhilde, the favorite daughter of the god Wotan (James Morris) who nevertheless defies him. Morris’s portrayal of Wotan is deservedly legendary, as is Christa Ludwig, as Fricka. Jessye Norman and Gary Lakes are Sieglinde and Siegmund, and Kurt Moll is the threatening Hunding. James Levine and the Met orchestra provide astonishing color and drama. (Performed April 8, 1989)
Dialogue Timeline — 404 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:05:46 No matter whose hearth this may be
00:10:04 my eyes enjoy the blessed boon of sight.
00:12:49 a sweet drink of honeyed mead.
00:18:26 I found this man exhausted by our hearth.
00:21:00 That I would gladly learn.
00:23:32 a twin sister and I.
00:25:17 whom many knew well as Wölfing.
00:27:02 I felt the urge to leave the woods.
00:29:01 the Norn, did not love you.
00:30:44 Enemies towered above me from every quarter.
00:33:29 I arrived too late, and now come home
00:40:28 I have seen a lovely woman of noble bearing.
00:43:01 The darkness of night covered my eyes.
00:45:08 Hunding lies in heavy sleep.
00:46:48 But the glint of the other struck fear in them all
00:49:09 I knew then who it was
00:50:59 though I was outlawed and you were dishonoured
00:52:58 buds and shoots sprout from his vigour.
00:55:32 all around me was friendless.
00:57:44 In the spring moonlight you shine brightly
01:00:30 Hush!
01:02:58 But was your father's name Wolfe?
01:04:37 Notung!
01:06:35 Then let the Wälsung race flourish!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed404
Dialogue density1.7 lines / min
First line00:05:46
Final line01:06:35
Production Record
DirectorBrian Large, Otto Schenk
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes104