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The Ring of the Nibelung: The Valkyrie

Scene from the opera “Walküre” at the Vienna State Opera. In the photo, a person is lying on the stage floor, a person with a spear in their hand is standing next to them, behind them golden horses against a black and red background
Wiener Staatsoper / Walküre © Foto: Ashley Taylor
Scene from the opera “Walküre” at the Vienna State Opera. In the photo, a person is lying on the stage floor, a person with a spear in their hand is standing next to them, behind them golden horses against a black and red background

Opera by Richard Wagner

Musical direction: Philippe Jordan
Production: Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Wotan's children Siegmund and Sieglinde, who is unhappily married to Hunding, fall in love with each other. With their incestuous, adulterous love, they violate the guest and marriage laws that Wotan's wife Fricka watches over. Siegmund is therefore supposed to die in a duel with Hunding, but Wotan's daughter Brünnhilde, a Valkyrie, defies her father's will and fights for Siegmund. Wotan is forced to kill Siegmund himself. Brünnhilde is punished by her father: he surrounds her with a wall of fire and sinks her into a deep sleep.

Venue

Vienna State Opera

Opernring 2
1010 Wien

Tickets & Info

Current Dates

  • Mon. 02 Jun 2025, 6 p.m.
  • Sun. 22 Jun 2025, 5 p.m.
  • Mon. 25 May 2026
  • Sun. 07 Jun 2026
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