Die Walküre - Act 2 (w/English titles - 2 of 3)

[@terryhammond1253]

🎹 A bizarre and dreary production. No fire, no passion and a woefully inept Wotan. Sadly, a lifeless affair!

[@pabloporrase]

WOW. I never knew Wotan could be sung by a tenor....

[@draganvidic2039]

😂🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

[@l.j.goldstein8143]

What are you hearing? he's a bass-baritone as is required of the singer.

[@alexsandroalvesartecultura5116]

@@l.j.goldstein8143 He's a weak bass-baritone. He couldn't be Wotan!

[@williammaddox3339]

I thought he sounded somewhat like a tenor and I enjoyed his lyrical approach to the music. I don't particularly like the Bayreuth bark that many Wagnerian singers deploy.

[@renata_of_the_craft]

I feel that the vocalisation of Wotan was chosen deliberately. He's not the Wotan of Viking times, but a petit bourgeois under the thumb of his wife Fricka, who has a very xtian approach in regards to the behaviour of the Gods and humans.

[@sarahsweeting5265]

Fabulous Fricka 😃👍

[@chocolatesouljah]

Although I wish Brunhilde was more emotional and freewheeling. I enjoyed her singing. Also, the director's approach was more restrained than part 1 Act One in your admirable series, therefore I enjoyed the overall production more. Thanks for the post. You are quite the operatic archivist 🙌🏾

[@xTwistedFleshX]

I mean she completely cracked her high Cs in the beginning of act 2 here.

[@Bacchusmbt]

This production is very compelling, I've only seen Act 2, though. It's rare for me to find a Wagner production that I like these days....

[@rq3tgunm]

This Wotan should sing Loge...

[@thorsten1955]

This Wotan should only sing in his bathtub.

[@xTwistedFleshX]

Lmao. Two nights after this performance he sang Beppe in Pagliacci. I would actually believe this statement if someone told me haha.

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

This Wotan should sing Papageno, or Eisenstein.

[@fr.jamesjohnson1567]

Die Walkure or Downton Abbey?

[@nohaylamujer]

Musetta and Elvino as Brünnhilde and Wotan

[@draganvidic2039]

I guess it was about time Okka von der Damarau discovered she was some sort of soprano instead of trying to be a contralto… The wobble is there too so she’s perfect for a Brünnhilde of today…🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ransomcoates546]

Woeful in all respects - i.e., a contemporary performance of ‘Walküre’.

[@markquehl2496]

Der Siegmund Stimme ist sehr schon

[@МастерКлимат-щ4б]

Нет, до Варнай ей далеко.

[@mikejuez]

One of the worst Brunnhildes i´ve ever heard 💀💀💀

[@Yves_Ka]

Strange casting of Wotan and Brünnhilde. Can't say I like such a bright sounding Wotan and der Damerau is out of her depth and often sings out of tune

[@mtvc1993]

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