Airs Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 12 noon. The WFMT Radio Network is pleased to continue its American Opera Series with nine productions from The Royal Opera House in Partnership with the European Broadcasting Union and the BBC. This week we present Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Part II of 'The Ring of the Nibelung' by Richard Wagner featuring:
Siegmund – Stuart Skelton
Sieglinde – Emily Magee
Hunding–Ain Anger
Wotan – John Lundgren
Brunnhilde – Nina Stemme
Fricka – Sarah Connolly
Gerhilde – Alwyn Mellor
Ortlinde– Lise Davidsen
Waltraute – Kai Rüütel
Schwertleite – Claudia Huckle
Helmwige – Maida Hundeling
Siegrune – Cathy Carby
Grimgerde – Monika-Evelin Liiv
Rossweisse – Emma Carrington