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Alan Gilbert is Chief Conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, as well as Music Director of the Royal Swedish Opera. Gramophone's James Jolly caught up with him during a run of Wagner's Die Walküre in Stockholm, where he lives. They talked about his Hamburg-based orchestra, the role today of a radio orchestra and also about the work orcherstra and conductor have just released (on the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester label to stream and download), Brahms's Third Symphony.

Oggi a Cult: Danilo De Biasio sul ciclo di film e incontri con gli autori al Cinema Beltrade e alla Libreria Hoepli in vista del prossimo Festival dei Diritti Umani; apre a Milano un nuovo spazio di arte contemporanea: la Fondazione Maria Cristina Carlini; al Teatro alla Scala debutta la nuova produzione di "Die Walküre" di R. Wagner, sul podio Simone Young; la rubrica di fumetti a cura di Antonio Serra...

Jan Vogler's distinguished career has brought him together with renowned conductors and internationally acclaimed orchestras around the world.In addition to his classical concert activities as a soloist, Jan is constantly looking for new ways to combine music with other arts. In February 2024, he gave a highly acclaimed concert with inaugural-poet Amanda Gorman, performing her contemporary poems with cello suites by J. S. Bach in the Isaac Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall. They appeared on the  ‘Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert' in March 2024. He has also collaborated with actor Bill Murray for their joint musical-literary project “Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends – New Worlds”. Under the artistic direction of Jan Vogler and conductor Kent Nagano, Wagner's “Ring Tetralogy” will be performed in the artistic context of the period in which it was composed, based on the latest findings of research into Wagner and performance practice, and integrated into an extensive supporting program as part of the multi-year project “The Wagner Cycles” of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele from 2023 to 2026.“Die Walküre,” the second work in the epochal narrative will follow in 2024.Jan has recorded 20 Sony CDs. The most recent releases were with the cello concertos of Edouard Lalo and Enrique Casals in March 2023, The Dvorak Album in July 2022.Jan has been Intendant of the renowned Dresden Music Festival since October 2008 as well as Artistic Director of the Moritzburg Festival since 2001. In 2017 the Moritzburg Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary as one of the most established chamber music festivals internationally.In 2006, he received the European Award for Culture and in 2011 the Erich-Kästner Award for tolerance, humanity and international understanding. In June 2018 he received the European Award for Culture TAURUS as Director of the Dresden Music Festival. 2021 Jan Vogler was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society's Singer Award, Jennifer Johnston is a former BBC New Generation Artist, and a graduate of Cambridge University and the Royal College of Music. She has enjoyed close collaborations with both the Bayerische Staatsoper, where she has sung over 80 performances as a guest artist and with whom she won Recording of the Year at the Gramophone Awards for Korngold's Die Tote Stadt, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, for whom she was their Artist-In-Residence for two seasons. Facetune_10-01-2024-19-09-31_edited_edited.jpg Her operatic roles have included Brigitta in Korngold's Die Tote Stadt (Petrenko/Bayerische Staatstoper, Gramophone's Recording of the Year), Mrs Sedley in Britten's Peter Grimes (Gardiner/Bayerische Staatsoper), Hedwige in Rossini's Guillaume Tell (Ettinger/Bayerische Staatsoper), Second Norn in Wagner's Götterdämmerung (Petrenko/Bayerische Staatsoper), Mrs Grose in Britten's The Turn of the Screw (Eschenbach/La Scala), Juno in Handel's Semele (Luks/Glyndebourne Festival), Lady de Hautdesert in Birtwistle's Gawain (Metzmacher/Salzburg Festival), Jocasta in Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex (Gardiner/Berlin Philharmonic & London Symphony Orchestras and on disc), Judith in Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle (Yankovskaya/English National Opera, Mäkelä/Oslo Filharmonien), Dido in Purcell's Dido & Aeneas (Weiss/Festival d'Aix-en-Provence), Waltraute in Wagner's Die Walküre (Rattle/Bayerische Rundfunks Symphony Orchestra on disc), and Pasqualita in Adams' Doctor Atomic (Adams/BBC Symphony Orchestra and on disc). The works of Mahler lie at the heart of her repertoire, particularly his Second Symphony (Rouvali/Philharmonia Orchestra on disc, Zinman/Vienna Symphony Orchestra), Third Symphony (Vänskä/Minnesota Orchestra, Mäkelä/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Welser-Möst/Cleveland Orchestra), Eighth Symphony (Bychkov/NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Welser-Möst/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Petrenko/Bayerisches Staatsorchester), Rückert Lieder (Zinman/Vienna Symphony Orchestra), Das Lied Von Der Erde (Marin/Hamburg Symphony Orchestra), and Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (V.Petrenko/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra), In huge demand on the concert platform, she has collaborated with many of the world's leading orchestras and conductors, particularly Beethoven's Missa Solemnis (Gardiner/Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique at the BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall and on disc), Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Welser-Möst/Cleveland & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestras), Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder (Madaras/Halle Orchestra), Elgar's Sea Pictures (Slatkin/Irish National Symphony Orchestra), Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius (Brabbins/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra), Verdi's Requiem (Oramo/BBC Symphony Orchestra at the First Night of the Proms, Slatkin/Orchestra National de Lyon), Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri (Gatti/Accademia Di Santa Cecilia), Schumann's Faustszenen (Harding/Gewandhausorchester), Ravel's Schéhérezade (Oramo / BBC Symphony Orchestra), Adès's Totentanz (Adès/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) ,Janacek's Glagolitic Mass (Kanellakis/BBC Symphony Orchestra at the First Night of the Proms), Britten's Phaedra (Brabbins/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra), Chausson's Poeme de l'Amour et de la Mer (De Billy/London Philharmonic Orchestra), and Respighi's Il Tramonto (Petrenko/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra).

It's the Podcast's 18th birthday! Austin Tichenor, Reed Martin, and Adam Long celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Ring Reduced, the RSC's 1994 film for Britain's Channel 4 which compressed Wagner's epic opera Der Ring des Nibelungen into a brief and palatable 24 minutes. Adam, Austin, and Reed share their favorite fun facts about Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung; reveal their inspiration from Anna Russell; speculate on comic directions not taken; confirm that the Reduced Shakespeare Company is completely and utterly responsible for the success of Ted Lasso; disclose how they created the most expensive and complicated gag of the entire shoot; and marvel how for one brief shining moment, they were the Rhinemaidens of all media. (Length 29:09) The post Ring Reduced Remembered appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

Die Walküren sind neun Frauenfiguren aus der nordischen Mythologie, bekannt aus der Nibelungensage. Der Leipziger Maler Norbert Bisky hat sie als moderne, starke Frauen neu interpretiert. Das Wormser Stadtmuseum zeigt seinen Werkzyklus zusammen mit beeindruckenden Leinwand- und Papierarbeiten zum Thema Gewalt.

Nach dem Begleitprogramm für "Die Fettlöserin" ist Nicole Jäger nun mit ihrem dritten Programm unterwegs. Was es mit "Die Walküre" und warum sie auch mal das Schwert rausholt, wenn nötig, erzählt sie am Podcast.

Tomer Zvulun, the Atlanta Opera's artistic director, discusses their "Die Walkürie" production, which will be presented at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre from April 27 through May 5. Plus, Theatre du Reve's outgoing director, Caroyln Cook, stops by to discuss her 30 years with Atlanta's premiere Francophone theater company.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join us for as we condense Richard Wagner's epic masterpiece in this episode of The Atlanta Opera Podcast. In just a blink of an eye, we'll guide you through the key moments, characters, and themes of Die Walküre, offering a fresh perspective on this monumental work. Whether you're a seasoned opera aficionado or new to the genre, The Atlanta Opera Podcast provides an accessible and engaging way to explore the world of opera. So, tune in and get ready to experience the power and drama of Die Walküre like never before.

This is your backstage pass to all things opera! In this episode, we're diving deep into Richard Wagner's epic masterpiece, Die Walküre. Join us as we explore five essential things you need to know about this timeless opera before experiencing it live at The Atlanta Opera. From the captivating storyline to the iconic characters and breathtaking music, we'll guide you through the rich tapestry of Wagner's mythical world. Whether you're a seasoned opera enthusiast or new to the art form, this episode is your ultimate guide to understanding and appreciating Die Walküre. So grab your headphones, sit back, and welcome to The Atlanta Opera Podcast!

Jay has assembled a little celebration of spring: songs, arias, a symphony, a sonata. Who doesn't want to sing spring? Argento, “Spring,” from “Six Elizabethan Songs” Sinding, “Rustle of Spring” Wagner, “Du bist der Lenz,” from “Die Walküre” Beethoven, “Spring” Sonata, Rondo Strauss, “Herr Lenz” Saint-Saëns, “Printemps qui commence,” from “Samson et Dalila” Schumann, “Er ist's” Hoiby, “Always It's Spring” Wolf, “Er ist's” Schumann, “Spring” Symphony, first movement Warlock, “Pretty Ring Time”

Christoph Vratz beschäftigt sich in diesem Podcast mit der »Walküre«, deren 1. Akt Loriot zusammenfasste mit »Inzest und Ehebruch, man ist begeistert!«. Worum aber geht es wirklich im 1. Tag des Ringes, denn das »Rheingold« war ja ‚nur‘ der Vorabend? Es geht um die wichtigsten Wagnerschen Themen: Verträge, die göttliche Ordnung, Schuld und Treue. Und musikalisch? In der »Walküre« werden Richard Wagners Ideen der Zukunftsmusik, der Leitmotivtechnik und des Gesamtkunstwerkes verfeinert: Aus dem Zusammenhang von Sprache und Musik, Gestik und Bühnenbild, Raum und Klang entsteht immer mehr eine künstlerische Einheit. Darüber hinaus befindet sich in der »Walküre« nicht nur die beliebteste Protzstelle in Wagners Tetralogie mit dem längsten Ges (Rekordhalter ist seit 1940 Lauritz Melchior mit legendären 17 Sekunden), sondern auch das Grimmsche »Dornröschen«-Märchen und die wohl bekannteste Stelle des gesamten Rings: Das Töchtertreffen Wotans auf einem Felsen, der »Ritt der Walküren«. https://www.koelner-philharmonie.de/de/programm/richard-wagner-die-walkure/3494 https://wagner-lesarten.de/

Today we're going deep in the music of Wagner - and specifically The Ring cycle, his collection of 4 monumental operas: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung Even if you haven't seen these live, you're probably aware that these are absolute behemoths of the opera house - with heroism, love, death, gigantic orchestras and big tunes that need big voices. Bass Brindley Sherratt is tackling the role of Hagen in Götterdämmerung, and he explains how memory, text and costume are just some of the challenges he grapples with.Wagner wrote some stunning brass parts, and trombonist Dave Whitehouse explains the novelty of playing the bass trumpet in Götterdämmerung, and violinist Fiona Higham explains how to crack the string player's code when tackling Wagner's music. Plus, how lifting weights can be a great training programme for a 6 hour opera.Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. #OffstagePodX: @LPOrchestraInstagram: @londonphilharmonicorchestraFacebook: @londonphilharmonicorchestra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brünhilde en Sieglinde zijn op de vlucht voor de woede  van Wotan. Brünhilde zoekt bescherming bij haar zussen de Walküren. 

Op aarde heeft de oppergod Wotan bij een sterfelijke vrouw een tweeling verwekt: Siegmund en Sieglinde. Door een speling van het lot geraakt de tweeling op jonge leeftijd van elkaar gescheiden. Eenmaal volwassen  vinden ze elkaar terug. Voor ze goed doorhebben wie ze zijn, zijn ze hopeloos verliefd. Sieglinde zit gevangen in een liefdeloos en gedwongen huwelijk met Hunding die haar ooit van mensenhandelaars cadeau had gekregen. Siegmund ‘ontvoert' Sieglinde uit het huis van Hunding die op zijn beurt zijn beklag doet bij Fricka de godin van het huwelijk. Siegmund heeft niet alleen de wetten van de gastvrijheid en van het huwelijk geschonden maar ook het incesttaboe doorbroken en daarom moet hij van Fricka gestraft worden. Zij roept daartoe de hulp in van haar echtgenoot Wotan. Op zijn beurt moet deze een beroep doen op zijn dochter Brünhilde, de Walküre.

New general director of Anchorage Opera Ben Robinson directed the recent production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love. We talk about the bold choices he made with that production. We also discuss Anchorage Opera's upcoming production of Scalia/Ginsburg which explores the friendship between the late US Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia. In addition to serving as General Director of Anchorage Opera, Ben is also the artistic director of Opera Ithaca in New York and Raylnmor Opera in New Hampshire. He is the managing director of LyricFest in Philadelphia.   Opera News called his Julia Child inspired film version of the Humberdinck opera Hansel and Gretel, “moving, visually daring.” That film joined the Opera Philadelphia Channel and was streamed last summer in a series of outdoor events. His production of Gianni Schicchi for Opera Ithaca in 2020 was described by Opera Magazine as “the deftest use of covid-era technology as part of modern operatic reality.”To purchase tickets to Anchorage Opera, visit AnchorageOpera.org Links to Clips in the show:Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot sung by Luciano PavarottiPuccini's "Si, mi chiamano Mimì" from La Bohème sung by Martina Arroyo Donizetti's "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore  sung by Juan Diego FlorezWagner's "Hojotoho!" from Die Walküre sung by Alexandra LoutsionComposer/librettist Derrick Wang's "TED Talk" on Scalia/GinsburgSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discusses Scalia/Ginsburg

In deze aflevering maken we kennis met de Wälsungen Siegmund en Sieglinde, twee buitenechtelijke kinderen van de oppergod Wotan. Daarnaast is er ook  Hunding de echtgenoot van Sieglinde. Over Wotan wordt een en ander verteld; we vernemen o.a. hoe hij in de periode voorafgaand aan het verhaal van Die Walküre op aarde rondzwierf onder de schuilnamen Wälse en Wolfe. Ook het zwaard Nothung speelt, zij het  'zwijgend'  zijn rol.

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Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård is in his first season as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra and has held that title with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra since 2018.   Between 2012 and 2018, he served as Principal Conductor of BBC National Orchestra of Wales after stepping down as Principal Conductor and Musical Advisor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.He has appeared with all the major orchestras in Europe.He is also a familiar figure in Scandinavia, with such orchestras as Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony, Danish National Symphony, Royal Danish Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Finnish Radio Symphony and Helsinki Philharmonic.For the Royal Danish Opera, he has led Die Walküre, Le nozze di Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, La Bohème, Cunning little vixen and Rossini's Viaggio a Reims.

The Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner consists of four parts: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung. All four operas will be seen in a new production by Opera Australia at the Queensland Performing Arts Center in Brisbane from December 1st to December 21st. Back then, Wagner not only wrote the text, but also composed the music and gave detailed scenic instructions. Nevertheless, this "Gesamtkunstwerk" still leaves a lot of room for interpretation. The current production is a world first because the stage design consists entirely of digital projections. Behind it is the founder and creative director of the design studio flora&faunavisions in Berlin, Leigh Sachwitz. - Der Ring des Nibelungen ist ein aus vier Teilen bestehender Opernzyklus von Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried und Götterdämmerung. Alle vier Opern werden ab dem ersten Dezember bis zum 21. Dezember im Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane in eier Neu-Inszenierung der Opera Australia zu sehen sein. Wagner hatte damals nicht nur den Text geschrieben, sondern auch die Musik komponiert und detaillierte szenische Anweisungen vorgegeben. Trotzdem lässt dieses Gesamtkunstwerk noch viel Raum für Interpretationen. Die derzeitige Produktion ist eine Weltneuheit, denn das Bühnenbild besteht ausschliesslich aus digitalen Projektionen. Dahinter steckt die Gründerin und Kreativ-Chefin des Design-Studios flora&faunavisions in Berlin, Leigh Sachwitz.

Ayako Ohtake, a Sydney-based Japanese soprano singer, hosts biweekly music segment called VIVA! Opera for SBS Japanese. - オーストラリア国内でもちょうど公演が行われているワーグナーの「ワルキューレ」。ワルキューレとは戦場で生きる者と死ぬ者とを定める女性たちのことを指します。第３幕冒頭で姉妹がお互いを呼び合うシーンは、音楽的にも英雄的で壮大的な雰囲気に満ち溢れた部分となっています。

In the thirty-fifth year of his career, Daniel Sumegi has sung over one hundred operatic roles on many of the world's major stages – including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Washington National Opera, Seattle Opera, as well as at Opera Australia.  He has also appeared in the opera houses of Bonn, Cologne, Frankfurt and Hamburg, as well as Paris, Barcelona, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Houston among many others. Regarded also for his dynamic acting, his broad repertoire encompasses all periods of music – from Monteverdi and Mozart to Britten, Tippett and Puts.  Equally comfortable as Strauss' Baron Ochs, Mozart's Sarastro and Commendatore, Verdi's Grand Inquisitor and Sparafucile, Offenbach's Four Villains or Puccini's Scarpia, he has participated in Ring Cycles in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Strasbourg, Cologne, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Seattle, Melbourne and Adelaide, most notably as Hagen.  He has additionally performed Hunding in concert for the Hong Kong, Atlanta, Stuttgart and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras. Daniel's 2021/2022 engagements included Die Walküre (Singapore), Salome (Victorian Opera), Fidelio (Dublin) and Bluebeard's Castle, Aida and Lohengrin (Opera Australia). Among other roles, he has sung Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Pogner) for Opera Australia, Salome (Jochanaan) for New Israeli Opera, Der fliegende Holländer (title role) for Malmö Opera in Sweden and Carmen (Zuniga) for Seattle Opera.  He also undertook his music theatre debut, as Judge Turpin in Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, seen in Sydney and Melbourne.   Past highlights include Don Carlo and Madama Butterfly (Metropolitan Opera), Der Rosenkavalier (Scottish and Welsh National Opera), Luisa Miller (San Francisco), Billy Budd and Rigoletto (Los Angeles), Parsifal (Hamburg, Barcelona, Adelaide), Salome (Washington, Hamburg, Leeds, Hong Kong), Der fliegende Holländer, Aida, Beatrice and Benedict and Barbiere (Seattle), Manchurian Candidate (Minnesota, Austin), and more than 25 principal roles for Opera Australia. He has collaborated with noted conductors such as James Conlon, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Dan Ettinger, Asher Fisch, Valery Gergiev, Nicola Luisotti, Sir Charles Mackerras, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Renato Palumbo, Sir Simon Rattle, Carlo Rizzi, Donald Runnicles, Nello Santi, Sir Jeffrey Tate, Edo de Waart, Sebastian Weigle, and Simone Young. Daniel Sumegi appears on CD in Beatrice di Tenda and Seattle Opera's acclaimed Ring Cycle, and on DVD in the San Francisco Opera Production of Capriccio, Opera Australia's Don Giovanni, and the historic condensed Ring Cycle from Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. In December, he makes his role début as Wotan/The Wanderer in OA's new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

"Die Walküre" ist der romantischste Teil der Ring-Tetralogie und der beliebteste. Jeder der drei Aufzüge von über einer Stunde Dauer hat Gänsehautmomente und weltberühmte Opern-Hits zu bieten: Siegmunds Winterstürme, Brünnhildes Hojotohos, der Walkürenritt und Wotans Abschied sind nur ein paar daraus. Wie kam das heuer unter der Leitung von Pietari Inkinen beim Festspielpublikum an?

»Der Ring des Nibelungen« – Richard Wagners Opern-Tetralogie »Das Rheingold«, »Die Walküre«, »Siegfried« und »Götterdämmerung« – gehört zu den Schwergewichten der Operngeschichte. In der neuen Folge des Podcasts der Kölner Philharmonie führt Christoph Vratz mit vielen Hörbeispielen in den ersten Teil des Bühnenfestspiels ein. Er zeigt mit Blick auf das Heute, dass Wagners »Opus magnum« in seiner spannenden Thematik als Verhandlung über Recht und Gerechtigkeit, Selbstbestimmung und Schicksal nichts von seiner Aktualität verloren hat. In der Kölner Philharmonie bringen Concerto Köln und das Dresdner Festspielorchester unter der Leitung von Kent Nagano in dem Projekt Wagner-Lesarten den »Ring« historisch informiert zur Aufführung. Der erste Teil, »Das Rheingold«, Vorabend zu dem Bühnenfestspiel »Der Ring des Nibelungen«, ist am 18. August 2023 zu erleben. https://www.koelner-philharmonie.de/de/programm/felx-richard-wagner-das-rheingold/3366 Foto ©Antoine Saito

DescriptionBruckner's third symphony did not make the splash that he had hoped. Many factors came into play to cause a complete flop of a premier. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactStunned by this debacle, Bruckner made several revisions of his work, leaving out significant amounts of music including most quotations from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Die Walküre. The original 1873 score was not published until 1977.__________________________________________________________________About Steven, HostSteven is a Canadian composer & actor living in Toronto. Through his music, he creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his music website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.__________________________________________________________________You can FOLLOW ME on Instagram.

Synopsis It was Mozart who wrote the first great piano concertos, with Beethoven, Brahms and others following suit in the 19th century. Closer to our own time, the tradition continues, with new contributions appearing each year. On today's date in 1986, it was the turn of American composer, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, when her new piano concerto received its premiere by the Detroit Symphony with Marc-Andre Hamelin the soloist. “My piano concerto does not cast the pianist as the prototypical 19th-century hero battling the orchestral forces and triumphing through overwhelming virtuosity,” said Zwilich at the time. “My concerto calls for a blending of forces – a joint exploration of the piano soloist and orchestra. The pianist is even asked to merge with various sections of the rather large orchestra at times.” “To me,” continued Zwilich, “a part of the nobility of the piano is that it can change its color, chameleon-like without losing its special identity … One composer treats the piano as a percussion instrument, another as a singer… Certainly the vast and wonderful piano repertoire explores this remarkable range. And the world of composer-pianists is large enough to embrace Serge Rachmaninoff and Art Tatum.” Music Played in Today's Program Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Piano Concerto Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Florida State Orchestra; Michael Stern, Koch 7537 On This Day Births 1747 - Bohemian composer Leopold Kozeluh, (Kotzeluch) in Welwearn; He was the cousin of Johann (Jan) Antonín Kozeluh, who was also a composer; 1928 - American composer Jacob Druckman, in Philadelphia; Premieres 1870 - Wagner: opera "Die Walküre" (The Valkyrie), in Munich at the Hoftheater, with Franz Wüllner conducting; The opera was performed at the Bavarian King Ludwig II's request, but against the composer's wishes; 1912 - Mahler: Symphony No. 9, by Vienna Philharmonic, Bruno Walter conducting; 1986 - Zwilich: Piano Concerto, by the Detroit Symphony with Günther Herbig conducting and soloist Marc-André Hamelin; 2000 - Robert Kapilow: "DC Monuments," by the National Symphony; Others 1788 - Mozart finishes his Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K.543 in Vienna. Links and Resources More on Zwilich

On the heels of Jonas Kaufmann's opening night in Naples as Siegmund, Anna and Krista review the 2019 staging of the production in which he got glowing reviews. Some things were good, some things were bad, and Wotan got labeled as a chronic masturbator. And the ending... well, let them tell you about that.

An der Berner Oper gibt es einen neuen Ring von Richard Wagner. Mit "Rheingold" ging es vor gut einem Jahr spektakulär los, eine Art wildes futuristisches Märchen war das. Die Inszenierung kam sowohl bei der Kritik als auch beim Publikum gut an. Und auch "Die Walküre" begeistert unseren Kritiker Jörn Florian Fuchs.

As promised, Charles sings all four operas from Wagner's 'Ring Cycle' — Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Larry's Giant Subs — while accompanying himself on the Mongolian nose flute.In between arias, he argues that the Republican Party's choice is obvious: it can either find candidates that are palatable to the majority, or it can keep on losing winnable races; talks to Steve Morris about gay marriage—this time, the criticisms come from the Left; and asks Dan McLaughlin what on earth is going on with these $300m+ baseball contracts. The ISBN for this week's episode is 5, and rising.The dial-up tone in the introduction was recorded by lintphishx and is used under a CC 3.0 License. 

Fliegende Pferde, inzestuöse Lovestory und Bruch mit dem Vater: Wagners Walküre Nach dem Rheingold folgt die Walküre im zweiten Teil der Wagner-Serie in der Diskothek auf SRF 2 Kultur. Die beiden Gäste von Annelis Berger sind der Intendant Andreas Homoki, der aktuell den «Ring» in Zürich inszeniert, und die Mezzosopranistin Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, eine der grossen Wagner-Sängerinnen zur Zeit. Mit dem berühmten Walkürenritt, der grossen Arie zwischen Vater Wotan und Tochter Brünnhilde und dem Liebesgesang der Geschwister Siegmund und Sieglinde ist diese Oper schon fast Wagner-untypisch mit Hits gespickt. Anhand von fünf verschiedenen Aufnahmen, die sich die Gäste im Blindtest anhören, küren sie die beste gesangliche Interpretation und finden heraus, welches Orchester die Emotionen am überzeugendsten zum Glühen bringt.

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(00:00:41) Gestern Abend wurde im Zürcher Opernhaus Wagners «Ring des Nibelungen» gezeigt, genauer gesagt «Die Walküre». Im ersten Teil im April verzichtete Regisseur Andreas Homoki bewusst auf aktuelle Bezüge. Dieser Linie bleibt er auch jetzt treu. Weitere Themen: (00:05:22) Wenn die Zivilisation bröckelt – der Roman «Die leuchtende Republik» vom Spanier Andrés Barba ist ein literarisches Ereignis. (00:09:44) Spiel mit Authentizität und Fiktion – das Schauspiel Zürich überzeugt mit seiner Theaterfassung des Fantasyfilms «Border». (00:13:48) Debatte um Atommüll – wie man die Menschen der Zukunft vor radioaktivem Abfall warnen kann.  (00:18:09) Überraschend viele Gemeinsamkeiten – das Kunsthaus Baselland zeigt parallel Arbeiten von Werner von Mutzenbecher und Maude Léonard-Contant. 

Synopsis The fact that a new opera might debut at the Salzburg Festival in Austria is not in itself an unusual occurrence. But in August of the year 2000, the new opera in question was "L'Amour de Loin" or "Distant Love" by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho – making it the first opera by a female composer ever to be staged at the prestigious international Festival, and one that opened to rave reviews. Born in Helsinki in 1952, Saariaho now lives with her husband and children in Paris. She has said that though she loves Helsinki, she's more comfortable in a city where she is not a celebrity. "I'm too well recognized in Finland," says Saariaho. "When I say this to colleagues in America, they think it's fantastic that there is a country where contemporary music composers can be esteemed public personalities." Speaking of summer-time opera premieres, Richard Wagner's "Die Walküre" had its first performance as part of his "Ring Cycle" on today's date in 1876, at Wagner's own theater in Bayreuth, a small town in Southern Germany. Some early critics thought building a big theater in such an out-of-the-way place was a monumental act of folly, but Wagnerites have been making the midsummer pilgrimage there for over 125 years – despite the lack of air-conditioning in Wagner's theater. Appropriately, it's some of the warmest music from "Die Walküre" – the "Magic Fire" scene that brings the opera to its close. Music Played in Today's Program Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) –…à la fumée (Petri Alanko, f; Anssi Karttunen, vcl; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond.) Ondine 804 Richard Wagner (1813-1883) –Magic Fire Music, fr Die Walküre (Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, cond.) CBS/Sony 46286

Die Sängerinnen und Sänger begeistern in der "Walküre" von Valentin Schwarz. Die Regie weniger - ein Konzept sucht unser Kritiker vergebens. Und dann passiert auch noch ein Unfall auf der Bühne.Von Jörn Florian Fuchswww.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, FazitDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Teil 1 und 2 | Das Rheingold, Die Walküre | Hörspiele mit Bernhard Schütz, Martina Gedeck, Bibiana Beglau, Regina Lemnitz u. a. | 1 CD, 1 Std. 15 Min. | 1 CD, 59 Min. | Je 16 € (UVP) | DAV / rbb kultur, BR Klassik ||

E.T.A. Hoffmann: Die großen Werke | Lesungen mit Peter Matic, Hans Paetsch, Gerd Wameling u. v. a. | 4 mp3-CDs, 28 Std. 53 Min. | 30 € (UVP) | DAV / rbb kultur, ndr kultur, hr2-kultur || Anne Tyler: Eine gemeinsame Sache | Aus dem Amerikanischen von Michaela Grabinder | Gelesen v Dagmar Bittner | 1 mp3-CD, 8 Std. 37 min. | 24,95 € (UVP) | Argon || Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Teil 1 und 2 | Das Rheingold, Die Walküre | Hörspiele mit Bernhard Schütz, Martina Gedeck, Bibiana Beglau, Regina Lemnitz u. a. | 1 CD, 1 Std. 15 Min. | 1 CD, 59 Min. | Je 16 € (UVP) | DAV / rbb kultur, BR Klassik || Weltliteratur für Kinder | E.T.A. Hoffmann: Der Sandmann | Neu erzählt von Anna Kindermann | Gelesen von Rainer Strecker | 1 CD, 1 Std. 13 Min. | 14,95 € (UVP) | Ab10 Jahren | Hörcompany

Synopsis When the United States entered World War I, American animosity against all things German resulted in a ban on German symphonic music and operas. During the Second World War however, musically-speaking, things were VERY different. With America at war with Germany and Italy, music by Wagner and Verdi, for example, continued to be performed in our concert halls and opera houses. In fact, just as the Nazis tried to appropriate German classical music for their propaganda purposes, the Allies adopted the opening notes of Beethoven's Fifth as a Morse Code "V" for Victory motive, and in OUR wartime propaganda, Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," accompanied images of Allied bombers racing through the clouds to strike German cities. On May 25, 1944, the combined orchestras of the New York Philharmonic and the NBC Symphony presented a Red Cross Benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, with Arturo Toscanini conducting. The first half of the program was all-Wagner, the second half, all-Verdi. During the intermission, New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia auctioned off maestro Toscanini's baton. As a grand finale, after the German and Italian music, Toscanini closed with a rousing all-American encore—his own arrangement of John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever." So, as Walter Cronkite would put it: "That's the way it was, May 25, 1944." Music Played in Today's Program Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) — Ride of the Valkyries, from Die Walküre (New York Philharmonic and NBC Orchestra; Arturo Toscanini, cond.) Radio Years 71/72 John Philip Sousa (arr. Toscanini) — Stars and Stripes Forever (New York Philharmonic and NBC Orchestra; Arturo Toscanini, cond.) Radio Years 71/72

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(00:00:32) Drei renommierte Firmen aus der Schweiz sponsern das Bolshoi-Theater in Moskau. Ein heikles Engagment in Kriegszeiten, findet Philippe Bischof, Direktor der Kulturstiftung Pro-Helvetia. Weitere Themen:  (00:04:48) «Die Walküre» im Staatstheater Stuttgart: Zu viele Regie-Handschriften, dafür überzeugt die Musik. (00:09:21) Tag der Provenzienzforschung: Berlin stellt neue Forschungen zu einem Kulturgüterraub in Griechenland vor. (00:13:46) Der neue Film von François Ozon «Tout s'est bien passé»: eine Tragikkomödie über Sterbehilfe. (00:18:14) Kapitalismuskritik mit wenigen Einsichten: «Cheese War» von Lubna Abou Kheir im Zürcher Theater Neumarkt.

It's a 78 RPM Sunday. On this show, we've had music sung in the language of my birth, English, and the language of my heritage, Italian, and the rhythmic beat of the language of Latin America, Spanish. We turn now to another language I'm going to butcher, German. So get ready for a 1934 performance of the music that just might have given Tolkien an idea in Volume 65: Wagner's Walkure. Credits and copyrights: Excerpts from Die Walküre / Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski A Victor Musical Masterpiece. Label: Victor matrix CS-83102 Format: 4x shellac 78 RPM Records Released in 1934 Genre: Classical We will hear 6 of the 8 sides from this collection. Excerpts from Die Walkure Part 1 The Ride of the Valkyrie The Ride of the Valkyrie conclusion Wotan's Farewell Wotan's farewell concluded The Magic Fire I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

Aniki helps conduct magical music girls in their war against evil, music hating space rocks in takt op. Destiny. A strange amalgamation of many ideas, this show follows Takt and his musicart Destiny who has taken up residence in his childhood friend. Together they must go on a cross-country journey to New York whilst fighting horrible creatures known as D2s that despise music and those who play it. Definitely a new twist on the magical girl genre with fight some of the best fight scenes of the fall 2021 season. Also featuring: Elden Ring. Haven't seen this show? Go watch takt op. Destiny. Watch before you listen! Show Notes General0:15Anime Review5:51 General Nocturne in E Flat Major (Op. 9 No. 2) Elden Ring takt op. Destiny Watch Now Kuudere The Game Destiny: Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) Titan: Symphony No. 1 (Mahler) Walküre: Die Walküre (Wagner) Orpheus: Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) Next Time Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Follow us on social media: Aniki.fm | Facebook | Twitter

Opera as an art form requires our imagination. Whether we be entering into the world of Die Walküre, The Cunning Little Vixen or Tosca, each opera asks us to leave behind the every day and suspend our belief.Why is it, then, that singers often face visual discrimination? Time and again singers in auditions, rehearsals and even performances are criticised for their size, their age, and their 'beauty'. This week Alex and Helen talk about image in the operatic industry. They discuss size, age and beauty in opera; asking the industry to do better but also highlighting companies and artists (such as Jamie Barton with the Lyric Opera of Chicago) who are championing body positivity and bucking this unfortunate trend. They note how most often the female leads face the greatest discrimination and they wish to remind the industry that ultimately, the voice is what matters. They close the episode with a short discussion on race in relation to image in the industry. Contradicting their previous discussion, they argue that on the topic of race, we are not in a position to suspend belief. Given the power imbalance which exists for countless underrepresented voices in the operatic industry, roles written for people of colour should, in every case, be performed by people of colour and they stress the need to continue diversifying the art form. Episode edited by and produced by Daisy Grant Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raehann Bryce-Davis has been hailed by the New York Times as a "striking mezzo soprano" and by the San Francisco Chronicle for her "electrifying sense of fearlessness." 2021/22 includes performances of Der Komponist in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Preziosilla in Verdi's La Forza del Destino at Théâtre du Capitole, Azucena in three productions of Verdi's Il Trovatore at The Glimmerglass Festival, LA Opera, and Staatstheater Nürnberg, Gods and Mortals, at The Glimmerglass Festival, singing selections of Wagner's Lohengrin as Ortrud and Die Walküre as Fricka, as well as her company debuts at La Monnaie de Munt as La Zia Principessa in Puccini's Suor Angelica, Konzert und Theater St Gallen as Joan of Arc in Tchaikovsky's Maid of Orleans, and her company debut at Teatro alla Scala as Ulrica in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera. Last season featured highlights like her role debut as Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlos at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, her LA Opera debut in the World Premiere of Aucoin and Ruhl's Eurydice, a coproduction with The Metropolitan Opera, and her role debut as Sara in Roberto Devereux opposite Angela Meade and Ramon Vargas. As a producer/performer Bryce-Davis has released "To the Afflicted," her first music video, which received much critical acclaim and was chosen as an official video for World Opera Day. Her second digital short, “Brown Sounds,” was co-produced with LA Opera and Aural Compass Projects, and won Best Music Video at film festivals around the globe including the New York International Film Awards, New York Cinematography Awards, Hollywood Boulevard Film Awards, the Anatolian Short Film Festival, and the Silk Road Film Awards - Cannes. Bryce-Davis is a 2018 recipient of the prestigious George London Award at the George London Competition, the 2017 1st Place and Audience Prize-winner of the Concorso Lirico Internazionale di Portofino competition; chaired by Dominique Meyer, Winner of the 2016 Richard F. Gold Career Grant at the Merola Opera Program, Winner of the 2015 Hilde Zadek Competition at the Musikverein in Vienna, and the 2015 Sedat Gürel - Güzin Gürel International Voice Competition in Istanbul. She holds a Master of Music and Professional Studies certificate from the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Arlington. Raehann Bryce-Davis is a co-founder of the Black Opera Alliance and is an advocate for social justice in opera. Visit her website: http://www.raehann.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raehannbrycedavis/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/raehannbd Video of To The Afflicted: https://youtu.be/QAPtCED5nlw Video of Brown Sounds: https://youtu.be/22OR3ygygqg Learn more about the Black Opera Alliance: https://www.blackoperaalliance.org Donate to Support the Black Opera Alliance: https://blackoperaalliance.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/blackoperaalliance/donation.jsp At http://makinitinopera.com/ (makinitinopera.com), you can  Get access to a spreadsheet of resources and inspiration from folks who are changing the conversation about how we tell stories and how we train artists Subscribe to the Audition Pep Talk Series newsletter Donate and support the podcast If you'd like to share your point of view of what it means to “make it”, send me a voice recording to makinitinopera@gmail.com and I may feature you in a future episode. Music credit: Our Block Party by Reaktor Productions This show was a production of Sounds Like Cool Studios, LLC.

In this episode, Laverne introduces us to her opera singing teacher of 25 years, the celebrated opera lecturer, Metropolitan Opera Broadcast co-host and retired diva, Ira Siff. Ira is the creator of La Gran Scena, the all-male cross-dressed opera troupe that performed internationally for over 20 years to much critical acclaim with a cult-like following. Ira was the prima donna of La Gran Scena as his diva alter ego, Madame Vera Galupe-Borszkh. Vera was an amalgamation of the most famous opera stars of the 20th century. As Vera, Ira toed the line between spoof and adoring tribute with a thoughtfulness that earned La Gran Scena the praise and patronage of the very same opera stars Scena lovingly spoofed. Known for his lectures and the approachable manner in which he talks about opera, Ira breaks down opera history while telling stories of growing up as an “opera queen” in New York, and the insane fandom of diva worship. // Glossary of Opera Terminology: Aria: A self-contained piece for a singer, or “solo.” In opera, arias mostly appear during a pause in dramatic action when a character is reflecting on their emotions. //  Bel Canto: An Italian vocal technique or “school” developed and popularized in the 18th and 19th centuries. It places emphasis on beauty of sound and brilliance of performance rather than dramatic expression and romantic emotion. //  Coloratura: Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano. //  Falsetto: A method of singing used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range. //  Forte: A musical direction that means “loud.” //  Legato: (adj.) Smooth and flowing in manner, without breaks between notes. //  Libretto: The text of an opera (or other vocal work). //  Lucia: Short for “Lucia di Lammermoor,” a famous opera work by Gaetano Donezetti. // Ornaments (ornamentation): Musical flourishes or embellishments (such as a trill or a slide) that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody, but serve instead to decorate or “ornament” that line. //  Pianissimo: A soft performance, played or sung quietly. //  The Met: The Metropolitan Opera House in New York. // Tosca: A famous opera by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. // Traviata: Short for “La Traviata,” a famous opera by Giuseppe Verde. La Traviata also goes by the name “Camille” in English, which was the title of the book that inspired it. //   Verismo: An operatic genre that attempts to portray the world with greater realism. It came about in the 19th century and often focuses on subject matter that was not previously fit for opera, such as the life of the poor. //  Wagner/Wagnerian: Richard Wagner was one of the most famous Opera composers of all time. He lived during the 19th century. Notable operas include: Tristan und Isolde, Die Walküre, Lohengrin. // Famous Opera Divas // Joan Sutherland, active from 1947 - 1990. //  Maria Callas, active from 1945 - 1965. // Renata Scotto, active from 1952 - 2002. // Leontyne Price, active from 1952 - 1997. // Leonie Rysanek, active from 1959 - 1996. //  Montserrat Caballé, active from 1956 - 2018. // Please rate, review, subscribe and share The Laverne Cox Show with everyone you know. You can find Laverne on Instagram and Twitter @LaverneCox and on Facebook at @LaverneCoxForReal. // As always, stay in the love. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Motherhood can sometimes feel like jumping out of a plane with a bunch of tiny people who don't know how to open their chutes. so you end up deploying everyone's chutes but yours. Then you hit the ground and just get up and make dinner.   How do we find the balance between dying to self and treating yourself?  Where does “self-care” fit into “self-mortification”?  In this episode, we talk about ways that we can clearly communicate our needs (particularly as Moms) and find ways of nurturing our own selves in body, mind, and spirit.    Show notes:  Join our Life Beyond the Chariot Facebook Community!  Previous episode: A Call to Serve: Father David Bailey's Vocation Story Catholic East Texas Article: W(holy) Taking Care of You: Six Ways to Uplift Your Mental Health by Sonja Morin Have a question? Have an idea for a future episode? Need encouragement?  We want to hear from you!  Email us at podcast@stphilipinstitute.org.

Note: to hear Soft Valkyrie with live English, German or Dutch subtitles, please go to Youtube. Click here for the full-score and for the libretto.  Welcome to Soft Valkyrie, a podcast version of Die Walküre, the second and most intimate opera of Wagner's Ring cycle. You are entering a realm of gods, dwarves, giants, horses, money, contracts, and dogs. In this episode, we meet Siegmund (Bryan the Mensah). On the run from his enemies, he seeks shelter in a house in the woods. There he meets Sieglinde . He does not immediately recognize her as his long-lost twin sister, but the two feel an instant emotional connection. Previously on The RingNeed a quick recap of the events of Das Rheingold, the first installment of the Ring? We've got you. Supreme god Wotan has hired two giants to build a castle for him in the sky, Walhalla. But when they come to collect their pay, Wotan has nothing to pay them with and the giants take his wife's sister, the goddess Freia, whom he has offered as collateral. Wotan then travels to the Nibelheim, where the Nibelung Alberich has stashed a large amount of gold stolen from the Rhine, as well as a magical ring he has forged from it. Wotan steals the gold, including the ring, and hopes to pay off the giants with just the gold. They also demand the ring, and Wotan reluctantly hands it to them. Then Erda, mother Earth herself, makes an appearance to warn Wotan that the end is near. Slightly confused, the company of gods crosses the rainbow bridge into Walhalla. Between the events of Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, some years have passed and Wotan, the supreme god, has had some time to decide on strategy. His chosen route? Procreation. Apart from nine divine Valkyries born of his affair with Erda, he has fathered twins with a mortal woman to whom he called himself Wolf. From his mortal offspring, Wotan hopes a hero will arise who, unencumbered by the treaties that bind the god himself, will obtain the ring for him. These mortal siblings, Siegmund and Sieglinde, have grown up separately and completely unaware of each other. And that is where we start off… Soft ValkyriePresented and commissioned by Holland Festival in collaboration with Staatsoper Hannover and Dutch National Opera. Full CreditsMusic and libretto  - Richard WagnerEnglish translation  - Frederick JamesonDirection & MIDI arrangement  - David KanagaVOICESSiegmund  - Bryan the MensahSieglinde  - Hailey ClarkHunding  - Attila CsiharWotan  - Mattijs van de WoerdFricka  - Nadine SecundeBrünnhilde -  Claron McFaddenValkyries  - Mercedes Arcuri (Gerhilde, Helmwige), Clara Nadesdin (Ortlinde, Siegrune), Weronika Rabek (Waltraute, Grimgerde), Monika Walerowicz (Rossweisse, Schwertleite)INSTRUMENTSMIDI Piano, Act 1 - Marc EvansteinMIDI Piano, act 2 and 3 - Ernst MunnekeAdditional Flute on Siegmund's “Winterstürme” - Jonas PologeSFX packs - Ableton, SOPHIE, SpectrasonicsPRODUCTIONCasting - David Kanaga, Christian CarlstedtDramaturgy - Laura Roling, Manon SchreursCommissioned and co-produced by  Holland Festival, Dutch National Opera, Staatsoper HannoverWith the support of  NTR Radio 4Special thanks to  Sound department Staatstheater Hannover, Soho Square Studios London, Splendor Amsterdam, Jochem Valkenburg, Jasper Berben 

Trailer for Soft Valkyrie, a contemporary podcast version of Richard Wagner's Die Walküre - commissioned by Holland Festival, Staatsoper Hannover and Dutch National Opera. First episode coming June 3rd!

“Every firefighter feels some fear — a little bit — or they wouldn't be human. It's the fact that you have that fear and still do your job is what makes them amazing.” In this episode, New York City firefighter Rob Vogt — who spent the months following 9/11 as part of the “bucket brigade” searching the rubble for the bodies of those killed in the attack — talks about finding comfort in Francis Ford Coppola's film Apocalypse Now, in particular the adrenaline rush of the helicopter attack scene set to Richard Wagner's “Ride of the Valkyries” from his opera Die Walküre. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to receive a new episode every day or delve deeper into our companion playlist. Rob Vogt is a New York City firefighter. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation was set up in honor of Rob's uncle Stephen Siller. 
Did you like the track Rob chose? Listen to the music in full: "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner

A gallant warrior-goddess bravely defies her father to save a mortal from certain death. Her sisters chime in with one of music's most famous battle cries. Learn more about Wagner's Die Walküre with our In Focus podcast, hosted by Met radio commentator and staff writer William Berger.

Sam and Tim dissect Ruth Crawford Seeger's seminal String Quartet 1931, have a chat with tenor Hiroshi Amako and discuss the dress rehearsal for Die Walküre with Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic. PLUS – operatic divas, musical magic roundabouts and how ABBA stole from Wagner.Music Credits:Ruth Crawford Seeger, String Quartet 1931 performed by The Playground EnsembleEpic Trailer Music from Mattia CupelliFrank Bridge, Come to Me in My Dreams performed by Hiroshi Amako and Michael PandyaRichard Wagner, Die Walküre ‘Ride of Walkyries' performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski in 1934Éric Serra, ‘Diva Dance' cover by Laura Workman McMurtreyJean Sibelius, Symphony No. 5 Final MovementFollow us here:instagram.com/classicalpod/ twitter.com/ClassicalPod facebook.com/ClassicalPod/Here's the website for the Amici Voices:https://amicivoices.com/Seeger, String Quartet 1931 performed by The Playground Ensemble:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqz9Ch14MpwLaura Workman McMurtrey sings ‘Diva Dance':https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgo0CDL6bd0Hiroshi Amako and Michael Pandya perform Come to Me in My Dreams:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tubl-CtoNAs