Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries - Ring (Official Video)

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  • Wagner's Ring presents the ultimate challenge for any opera company, and the New York Metropolitan Opera's new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen, unveiled between 2010 and 2012 and starring some of the greatest Wagnerian singers of today, is among the most ambitious Ring stagings ever mounted.
    Already seen by over a million people in the theatre and at cinemas around the globe, the Met Ring was filmed live in high definition and is now being released on both DVD and Blu-ray to launch Deutsche Grammophon's celebration of the composer's bicentenary year in 2013.
    With Bryn Terfel, widely acknowledged as one of the finest bass-baritones of our age, performing his first complete cycles as the embattled god Wotan and American soprano Deborah Voigt making her role debut as his disobedient warrior-daughter Brünnhilde, alongside international stars Jonas Kaufmann and Eva-Maria Westbroek as the incestuous Siegmund and Sieglinde, and last-minute stand-in Jay Hunter Morris -- a thrilling new tenor from Paris, Texas -- saving the day as the fearless but ill-fated hero Siegfried, the New York Times declared the cast "as strong a lineup of vocal artists for a Wagner opera as I have heard in years".
    To complement the complete Ring cycle on both DVD and Blu-ray, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing two related titles: Twilight of the Gods, a 2-CD compilation of audio highlights from the Met Ring -- featuring all the major stars of the production and such famous extracts as The Ride of the Valkyries, Wotan's Farewell, the Magic Fire Music, Siegfried's Rhine Journey and the concluding Immolation Scene -- and Wagner's Dream, a frank and revealing documentary about the five-year making of the Met's new Ring that has already been acclaimed as "simply the best documentary about the Met ever made" (Film Journal), "a must-see for any creative soul" (Cinespect) and "destined to be one of the classic documentaries about opera" (Philadelphia Inquirer).
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  • @PerfectTommy81
    @PerfectTommy81 11 років тому +717

    My two young daughters also watch this whole production when it aired on PBS, they went around house, when it was over, shrieking to each other for days!!

    • @AlvaSudden
      @AlvaSudden 5 років тому +35

      Precious!

    • @shinjaokinawa5122
      @shinjaokinawa5122 5 років тому +20

      OH that is Wonderful I Love Young Girls and their imaginations.
      My Young Nieces used to Twirl around as did Wonder Woman for Years.

    • @thefingerofgod69
      @thefingerofgod69 5 років тому +27

      This is why we have the arts! YES!!!!!!!!

    • @lindameneken998
      @lindameneken998 4 роки тому +32

      Lawrence, how fantastic! These warrior sopranos sparked your daughters' imagination. I hope they're still singing and shrieking!

    • @itemeodem2616
      @itemeodem2616 4 роки тому +4

      Lawrence Tucker mein Lieber, germanische Mythologie vom Feinsten im Geschmack des 19 Jhr.. Goten, Vandalen, Kelten Sachsen Franken, Slawen, Chauken, Friesen , Angeln etc....letztlich auch die Stammvölker aus dem ihr (USAmerikaner) seit. Wir sind was wir sind

  • @neilryan4166
    @neilryan4166 5 років тому +395

    I'm blown away by the first Valkyrie as she takes the stage after getting off her horse. Her body language says she has all the confidence and swagger in the world. She then proceeds to nail it.

    • @micheal49
      @micheal49 3 роки тому +12

      Could only be better if she'd been Klingon.

    • @benwiles7433
      @benwiles7433 3 роки тому +5

      @@micheal49 they are at least half way there!

    • @Ella7194
      @Ella7194 3 роки тому +1

      Nurses and NAs that work in the VA Healthcare System are 20th and 21st century valkyries.
      👍✊👊
      We..I..nailed it every day💪

    • @JasonMcChristian
      @JasonMcChristian 3 роки тому +1

      @@Ella7194 slaughtering everything in sight?

    • @ToxicTurtleIsMad
      @ToxicTurtleIsMad Рік тому +3

      She is a badass for sure, wagners music in the backround sure makes it easier for her to "swag".

  • @stephengould4343
    @stephengould4343 10 років тому +41

    I saw it live at the Met, and the first moment as you see the Valkyries "riding" was one of the high points of all my years going to the opera. Unsurprisingly, the audience burst into applause then as well.

  • @matthewk2780
    @matthewk2780 11 років тому +408

    My youngest son, who is now 6 yrs old, sat and watched this opera when PBS aired the entire show over a week's time. He knew when it was on and would come sit on the couch with me and turn it to the t.v channel. He loves this type of programming and classical music from composer's like Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, and other's like them. I am proud that my kids are interested in threater and classical arts.

    • @JoshuaBlogshua
      @JoshuaBlogshua 10 років тому +25

      World's. Greatest. Dad.

    • @robertridley9279
      @robertridley9279 10 років тому +13

      He might be gay

    • @matthewk2780
      @matthewk2780 10 років тому +9

      ***** At least my son's think so. I just try to get him interested in classical music and theatre arts.

    • @matthewk2780
      @matthewk2780 10 років тому +59

      Robert Ridley Dude, get a life. and quit annoying the rest of the world.

    • @liliantso9767
      @liliantso9767 7 років тому +10

      I don't know about him, but you are probably gay according to your logic.

  • @richardpaxford5792
    @richardpaxford5792 Рік тому +22

    I love how they joyfully greet each other as Sister-Warriors ❤

  • @bondo5696
    @bondo5696 11 років тому +49

    I recall when my wife's (at the time) voice teacher told me that she could actually sing Wagner as it should be sung, she had a voice and the stature to do it. She still scares me as the ladies are meant to do. Outstanding production and singing. Thank you Wolf

  • @Highwaystarrr8
    @Highwaystarrr8 12 років тому +62

    This production of "Die Valkyrie" changed my opinion of opera. I now get it. Watched the first two parts of the Cycle already. Part three tonight! The opening of Act 3 is amazing. Wagner was a rockstar. Turn this up loud! Love this!!!

    • @keouine
      @keouine Рік тому +1

      Find the 60s recording with Jon Vickers IMO he's the best Siegmund ever.

    • @ToxicTurtleIsMad
      @ToxicTurtleIsMad Рік тому +3

      This is not opera, this is Wagner.

  • @Tenortalker
    @Tenortalker 10 років тому +173

    These girls are having a great time riding the decor and sliding on to the set! They really are a terrific team of Valkyries. They have such energy and zest - you could count on these girls to get you to Valhalla!

  • @Ebrill_Owen
    @Ebrill_Owen 4 роки тому +658

    Ah yes, the sacred and ancient tradition of “girls night”!

    • @himatstosh6236
      @himatstosh6236 3 роки тому +4

      sure.

    • @pGar
      @pGar 3 роки тому +12

      Underrated comment 😂

    • @kateshermon4900
      @kateshermon4900 3 роки тому +7

      Made me laugh - thank u

    • @JayTohab
      @JayTohab Рік тому +5

      Bro, this puts "guys hangout" to shame

    • @단풍민첩한
      @단풍민첩한 10 місяців тому +1

      Made me cough so hard😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @thirdgen377
    @thirdgen377 8 років тому +148

    Man, the vocals are spine-chilling good. I've heard and watched this clip countless times and it continues to impress and get better with each viewing.

    • @hrh4961
      @hrh4961 4 роки тому +1

      Practice makes perfect.

  • @CrackSmonka
    @CrackSmonka 5 років тому +41

    My grandad has just passed away. He really was like a father for me, and this was his favourite piece of art. This will always be his song for me, and it will always bring me tears of joy and wonder.
    I wish you meet Wagner up there, granpa.

    • @ToxicTurtleIsMad
      @ToxicTurtleIsMad Рік тому +1

      This is not a song nor a piece of art. This is just a small piece from the much bigger whole...

    • @tg2832
      @tg2832 9 місяців тому

      I am an atheist and don't believe in an afterlife, but if there is a heaven(and there isn't) Wagner won't be there; he hated Jewish people, I love his music, but he was a real prick

  • @RossiniSoprano
    @RossiniSoprano 7 років тому +605

    It would have been nice for them to list the cast. Here they are:
    Gerhilde soprano, KELLY CAE HOGAN
    Helmwige Soprano, MOLLY FILLMORE
    Waltraute mezzo, MARJORIE ELINOR DIX
    Schwertleite mezzo, MARY PHILLIPS
    Ortlinde sop., WENDY BRYN HARMER
    Siegrune mezzo, EVE GIGLIOTTI
    Grimgerde mezzo, MARY ANN
    McCORMICK
    Rossweisse mezzo, LINDSAY AMMANN

    • @gold2chrome
      @gold2chrome 7 років тому +12

      Ortlinde's singing at 02:22 can be understood by a German... Thanks.

    • @davidbrown3014
      @davidbrown3014 6 років тому +13

      Elise Curran
      Thank you so much for giving credit where it was so very much deserved!

    • @ballisticus1
      @ballisticus1 6 років тому +1

      Thank you. Was going to ask for a link to the cast

    • @RICKANDDIANNE
      @RICKANDDIANNE 6 років тому

      Thank you.

    • @centromedicopontevedra
      @centromedicopontevedra 6 років тому

      Great contribution indeed. Thanks for the information, I was looking for it.

  • @katford7286
    @katford7286 10 років тому +205

    I know this production got its share of bad notices, but I loved it. This scene is particularly thrilling. Lepage's creative vision is daring and created some truly masterful effects. The Met outdid itself by assembling the best Wagnerian singers for this demanding work. I applaud them for this because this is what will keep opera fresh for new generations.

    • @shemitch
      @shemitch 3 роки тому +8

      Bad notices? How is that possible?! This is spectacular!!

    • @brumels1570
      @brumels1570 3 роки тому +6

      @@shemitch The Machine was considered costly, noisy, and limited in expression. Also one of the singers did not the voice for the role.

    • @tatianalyulkin410
      @tatianalyulkin410 Рік тому

      Gelb the Nazi and Wagner. How adorable.

    • @vovakozac5588
      @vovakozac5588 11 місяців тому +1

      Согласен с Вами.Здесь нет рутины и занудства. В исполнителях , оркестре, постановке бьется кипучая кровь и пульс жизни. Браво метрополитен. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @johnferguson4089
    @johnferguson4089 Рік тому +13

    Absolutely BRILLIANT! I had this playing so loudly that my neighbours all should know it by now. This somewhat unusual presentation is thrilling and spectacular. Applause to all involved!

  • @nadetomirkova4943
    @nadetomirkova4943 7 років тому +11

    I LOVE, VERY LOVE THE PERFORMANCES OF Metropolitan Opera !!! I OFTEN WATCH Metropolitan Opera"s PERFORMANCES IN SINEMA SITY in Sofia - Bulgaria !!! FANTASTIC PERFORMANCES !!! ENDLESS THANK You Dear Director and Dear Managers of Metropolitan Opera !!! Always with a lot of love and light Your eternal fan Mrs Nadezhda Hristova Mirkova from Sofia - Bulgaria !!!

  • @DannyEastVillage
    @DannyEastVillage 5 років тому +11

    I've been to this production twice--the year it opened and this year. I was so not-sold the first time, but now!! omg!! it's a lifetime experience! Every moment of all four operas! It just doesn't get old! I've got gooseflesh just thinking about it..

  • @fredo1070
    @fredo1070 8 років тому +148

    The first Valkyrie to slide down and sing is Kelly Cae Hogan, who is now an amazing Brunhilde.

  • @willygarcia2144
    @willygarcia2144 8 років тому +106

    These women look so powerful, particularly the first of them seems a true warrior queen. Just seeing her anyone would be inspired to fight against any thing.

    • @birdchas
      @birdchas 2 роки тому +1

      Just imagine them leading a battle ? In case you did not know , when in battle against the Roman's the Germans ( Barbarians) will send their single women naked and screaming to confuse the Roman centaurs, which it worked for they will become disoriented watching these naked Fraulines...a good battle tactic..lol

    • @liyanam7888
      @liyanam7888 Рік тому +1

      Woman are Powerful, no doubt about this.

    • @alammons7947
      @alammons7947 9 місяців тому

      Incredible video. I saw 2 performances of this opera in San Francisco about 40+ years ago and was stunned. This performance is overwhelming to put it mildly.

    • @winfriedmaus
      @winfriedmaus 4 місяці тому

      7 years late to the party, but anyway: They're Valkyries. They are in the service of the God Wotan/Odin and collect the fallen warriors who died in honor from the battle field and carry them on their (flying) horses to Valhalla where they have earned their place at Odin's table, where they are allowed to feast for eternity. And yes, the Valkyries ARE warriors. The Ride of the Valkyries actually takes place when they meet, each of them carrying fallen warriors (which is what they are singing about, and how they fought and died and who was the enemy of who). If you like the Valkyries, by all means, listen to the entire 14 (!) hours of the whole Ring.
      I'd also recommend Wagner's very first opera: The Flying Dutchman. Wagner is the only composer who ever lived who actually was able to capture a full-blown storm on the ocean in music. The story is also great and deeply romantic: It's about a merchant who is cursed to stay on sea for seven years in a row before he is allowed to set foot on land for ONE night in order to find love that then will lift the curse which will allow him to finally sink into the ocean. (Remember: Literature from the romantic period is NOT about happy endings. Frankenstein is also romantic literature, by the way. Or Coleridge's Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, which Iron Maiden put so nicely into music.) Bits and pieces of The Flying Dutchman were "recycled" in the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies.

  • @Timotheus157
    @Timotheus157 9 років тому +24

    I am awe struck! Tears actually welled up in my eyes. Magnificent! I LOVE the Valkyries!

    • @MizzWGGrrrl
      @MizzWGGrrrl 3 роки тому +2

      I had much the same reaction! After years of hearing it on that Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd cartoon, hearing it in "Apocalypse Now", excerpted in the Maxell cassette tape commercial, and hearing it _everywhere_...I finally see a performance of same.
      I wept and kept on weeping after it was over. Perfection, awe, and joy.

  • @donaldelley2802
    @donaldelley2802 7 років тому +15

    One of the greatest Opera compositions of all time - performed and choreographed so well

  • @SalGuod473
    @SalGuod473 Рік тому +6

    Seen it live at Lincoln Center 3 times. Thrilling and exhausting

  • @tcoreyb
    @tcoreyb 11 років тому +18

    Come on, how can anyone deny that this is one of the two or three greatest melodies written in the history of mankind (not to mention the whole composition and harmony). The music transcends the immediate (and sometimes silly) staging.

    • @denizozbek4134
      @denizozbek4134 3 роки тому +2

      Its so wrong to say this. I mean i get your point but listen to tchaikovskys ouverture 1812, listen to mussorgskys pictures of an exhibition, listen to wagners lohengrin opening there are plenty of melodies like that.

    • @ToxicTurtleIsMad
      @ToxicTurtleIsMad Рік тому

      ​@@denizozbek4134amina koydugumun cahili, gelmiş burada sigir caykovskiyle wagneri kıyaslıyor bir de 1812 diyor. Siktir git kumda oyna, bocek.

  • @JoelAWeiss
    @JoelAWeiss 5 років тому +3000

    Forgive the brag, but I'm married to one of those warrior sopranos.

    • @ok-kk3ic
      @ok-kk3ic 5 років тому +46

      Joel Weiss / Lol which one?

    • @JoelAWeiss
      @JoelAWeiss 5 років тому +280

      @@ok-kk3ic first one down the slide.

    • @jewelscash8752
      @jewelscash8752 5 років тому +112

      Congrats-no doubt a talented power couple! Unforgettable entrance!

    • @kelvblackstorm5819
      @kelvblackstorm5819 5 років тому +208

      So you've been brought to valhalla then 😄

    • @acanthusfacilitairedienstv9047
      @acanthusfacilitairedienstv9047 5 років тому +18

      Joel Weiss I feel sorry for you.....

  • @Cant-Think-Of-Anythink-Better
    @Cant-Think-Of-Anythink-Better Рік тому +10

    That slide, RESPECT

  • @joselopes2293
    @joselopes2293 3 роки тому +16

    It is a part of an opera that strikingly translates both strength and rapture. Keeping the listener in constant internal insecurity. Only a outstanding and genial composer like Wagner could do it.The soloists are superb and the conductor and orchestra are amazing. Viva Wagner and his unbelievable music.

  • @cindyreeves5048
    @cindyreeves5048 4 роки тому +14

    Although I studied classical voice, when I hear this Wagner piece all I see is Bugs Bunny!! (Thank you Dr. Ott; my Music History prof.)

  • @_vodkamartini_
    @_vodkamartini_ 9 років тому +240

    This is seriously the most epic thing I have ever seen... I've heard the song many times (the instrumental version.) But this! This! Is life :D

    • @Fanchen
      @Fanchen 6 років тому +2

      That's because this is music based off of written epics.

    • @TheresaMadame
      @TheresaMadame 6 років тому +10

      My dear, try and find a performance of this opera live -- you have no idea how much life is in the whole thing. ANd try to see Gotterdammerung, which sums up the entire cycle in the first scene and then comes to a glorious end four hours later. Wagner is the STUFF!

    • @ethanperreault7470
      @ethanperreault7470 2 роки тому +2

      @@Fanchen Funny seeing you here randomly lol. You should play the Liebestod if you feel Inclined to, it would show some people from around the internet the beauty of Wagner.

    • @chefandmusician9170
      @chefandmusician9170 2 роки тому

      18th century music

    • @PaulGruendlerBeau
      @PaulGruendlerBeau 2 роки тому

      It was a live cinema theater event! Do not miss the next one!

  • @rainbow6562012
    @rainbow6562012 6 років тому +13

    The women seem to be having a first-class time of it. Bravo!

  • @drewqq
    @drewqq 10 років тому +56

    The stage set is so innovative and beautiful. Right away you get the undulation of the galloping horses and it makes the entire set come alive. Well done.

    • @14SoCalStretch88
      @14SoCalStretch88 10 років тому +5

      A comment I had made in the thread between you a Gina seems to have been deleted, and I can no longer post in it so I will piggyback your comment up here.
      I absolutely loved the stage design here and I am glad they did not use horse heads because, as it is in this video, the Valkyrie look like they are just riding in on the wind instead of some boring old horses which lends itself to their myth, and it just looks more romantic and grandiose.

    • @franl155
      @franl155 10 років тому +2

      totally agree with you! normally you get the women at stage level - this is about the fifth clip I viewed, trying to find something that bit special - and found it here! not only the marvellously imaginative staging, but none of the women wander off-mike and get their voices lost!!

    • @ShaggyOtis
      @ShaggyOtis 10 років тому +3

      the way they did it, the Valkyries are riding on whatever the viewer chooses to see. If one is tasteless or unimaginative, they will see piano keys or something... But with an imagination, the whole set comes alive, as you said, and the images of horses and clouds and wind come in.

    • @ToxicTurtleIsMad
      @ToxicTurtleIsMad Рік тому

      ​@@ShaggyOtisits delibarete it is shaped like a phallus. I sense sexual energy here and I think Wagner intended this.

  • @SpencerOstrowskyTV2
    @SpencerOstrowskyTV2 11 років тому +115

    Their voices are absolutely amazing considering they are un mic'ed and the size of Wagner's orchestra. It's simply unbelievable

    • @moow950
      @moow950 Рік тому +2

      Of course they are miked!

    • @keouine
      @keouine Рік тому

      Are you sure? In opera that's like steroids and drug enhancers in Olympics or pro-sports.@@moow950

    • @PaulMackSomers
      @PaulMackSomers 11 місяців тому +2

      @@moow950 Only for the purpose of being recorded, but not for amplification for the audience.

  • @bluebat7496
    @bluebat7496 3 роки тому +4

    I love that dismount stomp. Odin's daughters have arrived and people for miles around know it. 😃

  • @saetmusic
    @saetmusic 3 роки тому +4

    Fantastic set design! Wonderful Wagnerian sopranos!! But underneath it all - WHAT AN ORCHESTRA!!!

  • @andresfcastanoescritor
    @andresfcastanoescritor 8 років тому +9

    Wagner!!! Music like an absolute idea. The total masterwork. What a genius!!

  • @condedetrevino
    @condedetrevino 10 років тому +1

    I cannot say that the Met's version is the best, but it is certainly most enjoyable.
    Thank you so very much for sharing.

  • @rohan212121
    @rohan212121 6 років тому +19

    Fabulous singing, amazing theatre, and a superb orchestra and conductor. Excellent post. Thank you.

  • @renatospinelli4254
    @renatospinelli4254 6 років тому +11

    Those are the best Valkyries I've ever heard

  • @roxystarcallan53
    @roxystarcallan53 10 років тому +68

    I am aiming to be one of these ladies. HOLY GOD.

    • @MorganleFayable
      @MorganleFayable 5 років тому

      Count me in!

    • @vikli5966
      @vikli5966 4 роки тому +1

      silverbud imagine denying the fact that Wagner, despite his talents, was an anti Semitic bitch.

    • @popeclementine9429
      @popeclementine9429 3 роки тому

      Wagner was totally anti-Semitic. No Wagner in Israel. So if you like this kind of music... you're probably a racist. Hey don't get mad, the way things are going these days, being white is immediately a racist. Blame BLM.

  • @robynlynnellebaker3378
    @robynlynnellebaker3378 4 роки тому +13

    When you’ve fought many personal battles, you play this to empower yourself. To press on.
    It also works well when you need to do the dishes...as a Valkyrie.
    Sing as a Valkyrie=goal. 💕
    I do have a recital coming up, but nothing from Wagner.

  • @angelaevoy8918
    @angelaevoy8918 10 років тому +22

    I absolutely love this production of Das Rheingold. The set is stunning and the characters are stunning.

  • @paulpratt
    @paulpratt 10 років тому +9

    I get goosebumps whenever I hear Wagner...must be a genetic-level response.

  • @mdhernandez9559
    @mdhernandez9559 10 років тому +74

    The only thing missing in all of this is a few mini-guns and some 2.75 rockets. What superb voices they have.

  • @joanaangelicasoareslima3487
    @joanaangelicasoareslima3487 5 років тому +1

    Among the TOP 10 BEST PRODUCTIONS of DIE WALKURE EVER! CONGRATS,MET, this is a true WAGNERIAN conception!

  • @alicesharpie3239
    @alicesharpie3239 3 роки тому +4

    This is something else it's marvellous and at 1:15 the confidence it's everything. So lovely

  • @afrazzini
    @afrazzini 8 років тому +22

    Absolutely stunning and chills inducing

  • @wotan10950
    @wotan10950 10 років тому +52

    I was at this Saturday matinee performance. We'd been a little wary since we'd heard some negative things about the production. But it was brilliant and really worked in most scenes. It took a few seconds to realize that the Valkyries were on horses, but then it was sheer delight. And those planks created a great acoustic. Having said that, for me nothing will ever top the final scene with Hildegard Behrens and James Morris in the old staging.

    • @peteradaniel
      @peteradaniel 9 років тому +2

      +Dave Glo I thought theatre was burning down at the end of Otto Schenk's Ring. The last production was absolutely mesmerising. His smoke effects were fantastic. I'm so glad I caught it's final run. Fantastic.

    • @popeclementine9429
      @popeclementine9429 3 роки тому

      Behrens, that's pretty old school

    • @MaxwellsDemon9
      @MaxwellsDemon9 3 роки тому

      Some critics panned the set, and I can't understand that at all. I thought it was gorgeous and the conception brilliant. Was a little creaky and noisy though! :p

    • @scottledbetter7212
      @scottledbetter7212 2 роки тому

      Behrens , absolutely fantastic

    • @harinagarajan2296
      @harinagarajan2296 Рік тому

      That farewell was something else. Even today i get tears when watching and listening. James Morris was truly magnificent. And that little episode when he dismisses Hunding. Oooh! That was something else and what a Hunding and Jessye Norman. One of the most moving interpretations of Siegelinde. I am glad to have seen your comment! Hari

  • @jmballestra7607
    @jmballestra7607 6 років тому +2

    Mise en scène sublime !!! Musique splendide !!! Bravo au " Metropolitan Opera " , une des plus magnifiques scènes du monde !!!!

  • @koenraadjacobs3078
    @koenraadjacobs3078 10 років тому +8

    Amazing. Great setting and powerful voices. One of the best versions I ever saw and heard.

  • @JordanVanRyn
    @JordanVanRyn Місяць тому

    This was one of the coolest things they did with the Valkyries. By using the planks to create horses and their costumes and voices were really incredible, especially Deborah Voight who played Brundhilde, who is so incredibly heroic! She was the heart of the whole story and Deborah nailed that role with her acting as well as singing.

  • @rainbow6562012
    @rainbow6562012 10 років тому +22

    What a wonderful and striking spectacle! Bless Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc for introducing me as a child to this glorious music, as well as to the Largo from the Barber of Seville and so many other jewels in the Looney Tunes cartoons.

  • @tonykellen8989
    @tonykellen8989 3 місяці тому

    This is my favorite performance of the opening of Act III. That Gerhilde who starts the vocal fireworks is awesome!!!

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 3 роки тому +8

    The heroic melody‘s comfort of this masterpiece isirreplaceable , incomparable
    Living in the hustle and bustle of my everyday routine in Tokyo ,
    I sometimes want to listening to this vigorous masterpiece .
    From
    chaotic Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

  • @aristocraticrebel
    @aristocraticrebel 2 роки тому +3

    Best version ever.

  • @katford7286
    @katford7286 6 років тому +5

    Got tickets to this for the Met's upcoming 2018-19 season. I cannot wait to see this amazing production.

  • @PatrickSterenchuk
    @PatrickSterenchuk 12 років тому +8

    Gives me chills. Excellent! I love this staging.

  • @williamdavid5737
    @williamdavid5737 4 роки тому +11

    I love the Valkyries and their Queen Freya as they ride across the sky on their mounts and Freya in her chariot pulled by two enormous cats!

    • @jrgptr935
      @jrgptr935 27 днів тому

      Freya? Katzen? Bei Wagner heißt sie Fricka, und der Wagen wird von einem Widdergespann gezogen. Freya? Cats? Wagner calls her Fricka, and the chariot is pulled by a team of rams.

  • @johnsloat9683
    @johnsloat9683 9 років тому +118

    The original grrrrrrl power!

    • @sofia.morenska
      @sofia.morenska 8 років тому +2

      That's what I'm saying!

    • @popeclementine9429
      @popeclementine9429 3 роки тому

      Don't forget, they all still answer to a MAN. Nicht wahr?

    • @vizcondem0ntuen431
      @vizcondem0ntuen431 3 роки тому

      VALKYRJA...........

    • @NA-AN
      @NA-AN 11 місяців тому

      @@popeclementine9429Girrl power still. They’re powerful girls

  • @AdeleDusenbury
    @AdeleDusenbury 5 років тому +22

    Can't wait! This year I'm going to the Met for the entire "Ring" - starting with "Das Rheingold" in just six days time. Of course I have nothing to do with it, but still I feel proud of the Met for commissioning the Lepage set and sticking by it and now after seven years putting it into motion again. This set can be beautiful; it's abstract; it's versatile in how it can move, how it can reflect images, how it can become woods... or a fire. Oh!...and it's not "dangerous!" Thank you Metropolitan Opera making such a huge commitment in terms of resources and time to Wagner's extravagant, outrageously ambitious, and spectacularly long, Der Ring des Nibelungen. P.S. Nice having a New Yorker sing Brünnhilde.

    • @AdeleDusenbury
      @AdeleDusenbury 5 років тому +2

      I went! The audience was enthralled, and I think we all felt a sense of wonder at the beauty and professionalism presented to us over the course of three and a half hours (no intermission). I liked that operators of the "machine" came out at the end to take a bow, too. They were instantly recognized and clapping roared some more. There were about fifteen of them - dressed in black - men and women.

    • @tfleiter
      @tfleiter 5 років тому

      @@AdeleDusenbury I enjoyed it also very much -absolute fantastic theater. walkuere tomorrow!

    • @AdeleDusenbury
      @AdeleDusenbury 5 років тому

      @@tfleiter Yes Walkure tomorrow for me, too.

    • @anaihilator
      @anaihilator 5 років тому

      Not only is Brunhilde a NYer..she lives in Paramus , NJ
      Jersey in the house!

    • @AdeleDusenbury
      @AdeleDusenbury 5 років тому +1

      @@anaihilator I forgot about that! Well, she grew up on Long Island and now lives across the Hudson in New Jersey. In my mind she's "local." I went to Die Walküre yesterday. When Christine entered to meet with Wotan, the audience gave her a big welcome- lots of applause. Made me happy.

  • @praemdonck
    @praemdonck 6 років тому +17

    Every time I listen to the ride of the Valkyrie I wonder how much inspiration John Williams got from it to compose the Star Wars theme

    • @anaihilator
      @anaihilator 5 років тому +5

      I have said for YEARS, the SW scores wouldn't exist without Wagner

    • @jackie9-z2t
      @jackie9-z2t 4 роки тому +3

      I was listening to this with my 6 year old tonight and he said it sounded like something from Star Wars

    • @filipposangalli13
      @filipposangalli13 4 роки тому

      me too, you're right

    • @MizzWGGrrrl
      @MizzWGGrrrl 3 роки тому +1

      I had to go and check...the parody film "Hardware Wars" does open with "Ride of the Valkyries". ua-cam.com/video/WYOSZwe8Ibk/v-deo.html

  • @Roheryn100
    @Roheryn100 5 років тому +10

    Up to now I had only heard of this production and thought the whole scene conception ludicrous and laughable. And then I saw this video .Wow. Was I wrong ! The first production I ever have seen to actually CONVINCE me these are warrior princesses !

  • @SoliloquyFilms
    @SoliloquyFilms 11 років тому +10

    Watched on a live broadcast, the best 6 hours of my life

  • @timothyissler3815
    @timothyissler3815 5 років тому +164

    Someone please explain how this is 'inaccessible". What is inaccessible about lovely warrior women singing in German to some of the most boss music ever written?

    • @aclark903
      @aclark903 4 роки тому +9

      Subtitles would help. Sprecken de #Deutch nein.

    • @aclark903
      @aclark903 4 роки тому +1

      @eric kowalski At my High school we more or less had to do #French or #German. I went with French. Now I don't regret that, because I ended up working for a French organization and living with a French woman, but you're right, German is also worthy of study.

    • @aclark903
      @aclark903 4 роки тому +5

      @eric kowalski Thank you for your kind words. Every language is a new window on the world. #Kant is an even better reason to learn German than Wagner.

    • @kittykatz4001
      @kittykatz4001 3 роки тому +5

      I hardly know anything about opera and I have no knowledge of the German language, but this is exciting (in a good way!) and beautiful to listen to. The music gets the blood pumping-invigorating! I imagine (though probably unlikely) the musicians working up a sweat as the perform this music because it’s invigorating (to my ears).

    • @micheal49
      @micheal49 3 роки тому

      Minor correction: you misspelled "bosom".

  • @GermanGreetings
    @GermanGreetings 3 роки тому

    New York has never been welcomed more heartily in Walhall, than by those ladies... :)
    Just kneeling down here: What a performance !

  • @fcamiola
    @fcamiola 5 років тому +5

    Saw this live last night at The Met....incredible!

    • @jewelscash8752
      @jewelscash8752 5 років тому

      Nice work if you can get it 😉 I am grateful it's here for me.

  • @godzilloid
    @godzilloid 4 роки тому +8

    I can just see the Valkyries sliding down going "Wheeeeee!"

  • @anti666luv
    @anti666luv 11 років тому +2

    Just the most amazing staging, modern and classic all at once. Stunning, beautiful. I could watch it a hundred times.

  • @sharonashcraft6358
    @sharonashcraft6358 5 років тому +3

    BEAUTIFUL JUST BEAUTIFUL

  • @2009grifin1
    @2009grifin1 8 років тому +9

    I saw this live and it was spectacular!

    • @someinteresting
      @someinteresting 5 років тому +1

      Are we jealous? Yes, of course we are.

  • @ShaggyOtis
    @ShaggyOtis 10 років тому +174

    I'm glad they made the set the way they did. If they would have actually put horse heads up on there and tried to make it actually look like anything more, it would've looked cheap, or inauthentic to many people. However, if they leave it to the viewer's imagination, it looks however the viewer pleases. It was a tasteful move.

    • @coldironhands1
      @coldironhands1 10 років тому

      yeah because something that would be cool looking would be really expensive. I get it, idk how the designers don't see the sexual undertones, but maybe sexuality is represented with allegories in vogner a lot

    • @AudieHolland
      @AudieHolland 10 років тому +9

      From the looks of the state the dead heroes are in, aren't the Valkyries rather late? I would have thought they would show up the night or a few nights following the battle but those remains look like they have lain there for at least a year. - And of course Valkyries are sexy. A female warrior, what sexier image can there be?

    • @mairwyncurtis2102
      @mairwyncurtis2102 7 років тому +4

      Sexual? WTF....it's a see-saw from a playground. The only thing missing was a roundabout. Costumes great...set design....load of crap! And we KNOW they gather the dead. No need to SEE bones ffs. Have the masses become THAT stupid that they need the undertones brought into the light of day.

    • @darkinetix
      @darkinetix 7 років тому

      But the individual slats ARE horse heads/faces til the Valkyrie slides off, then the respective slat files into the background cloud/smoke effect... maybe you meant some sort of fake/stuffed horse head?

    • @joa8593
      @joa8593 7 років тому +4

      I've actually heard this scene was a pain for the singers as their skirts would catch on the giant see-saw device.

  • @Woo5ter
    @Woo5ter 3 роки тому +3

    As a lover of opera this to me is the pièce de ré·sis·tance!

  • @jeanmarieballestra7892
    @jeanmarieballestra7892 6 років тому +1

    Une mise en scène moderne remarquable pour cette page splendide !! L'essentiel reste la musique , laquelle est immuable et éternelle !!!

  • @anudarib
    @anudarib 3 роки тому +4

    This is beautiful, got goosebumps

  • @johanalsen7665
    @johanalsen7665 Рік тому

    Did see the complet Der Ring between 2010 to 2012. It was one of the best opera I've seen and this scen is one of the greatest for me.

  • @SEELE-ONE
    @SEELE-ONE 4 роки тому +29

    I’m never looking at a park seesaw the same way again...

  • @ABRAHAMKENAN
    @ABRAHAMKENAN 11 років тому

    Bravi tutti !!!!!!!!!!! i have seen the whole "ring" night after night,
    non plus ultra,perfection and immagination.
    I am happy to find it here on youtube,thanks for the add.

  • @jackalker6384
    @jackalker6384 8 років тому +122

    she smashed that note at 1:47

    • @Obaysch
      @Obaysch 7 років тому +4

      Unbelievable top. Any idea who that is?

    • @Mike-zh1ew
      @Mike-zh1ew 7 років тому +2

      I Know, I got chills

    • @shakespeare9712
      @shakespeare9712 6 років тому +16

      It’s just a B. Just sounds high because Wagner rarely even touches the high C.

    • @maryvaillancourt1158
      @maryvaillancourt1158 5 років тому

      Yesss

    • @neilryan4166
      @neilryan4166 5 років тому

      You've got that right!!!!

  • @dancoomer8090
    @dancoomer8090 10 років тому +1

    This is just a tremendous staging of some of opera's greatest music.

  • @dogfather68
    @dogfather68 3 роки тому +3

    That was absolutely remarkable!

  • @EyeLean5280
    @EyeLean5280 3 роки тому +1

    Saw this production live - - - a once in a lifetime experience!

  • @zephyr755
    @zephyr755 3 роки тому +3

    Listening from 3:50 and especially from 4:06, some of the most thrilling sounds in musical literature

  • @barrystein5692
    @barrystein5692 8 років тому +2

    Beautifully sung. Very exciting, but years ago Seattle Opera did a production of the Ring and had the Valkyries on flying horses. Now that was a theatrical feat that in my view is unequaled. I was in the chorus and was lucky enough to see the dress rehearsal.

  • @neilryan4166
    @neilryan4166 5 років тому +8

    I like the crowd's reaction when they see the wooden horses appear on stage.

  • @georgeschade7462
    @georgeschade7462 2 роки тому

    Absolutely loved the set design. It was amazing how many different ways a “set of straight boards can be used

  • @AndersGardebring
    @AndersGardebring 3 роки тому +5

    Coming back here to remember this epic performance, getting goose bumps and tears in my eyes remembering the feeling of sitting in row two and watching this live...

  • @marycavender7136
    @marycavender7136 4 роки тому +2

    I love the intensity of the performance! What brilliant voices with such awesome clarity and stamina! It builds a story in my mind like a blind person sees it! I have cateracs bad, but I can feel the depth of the performance!🌹👍🤗❤️🎵🎼🎶🇩🇪🖤💛❤️🎭🤔

  • @Nacidodelmar
    @Nacidodelmar 5 років тому +4

    OMG! When I saw it, one of the girls came down from one of those structures and rolled down almost to the orchestra pit! She did NOT stop singing for a moment, and when she came up she got a GREAT OVATION! I panic when I see this!

  • @Littleindiemarshmallow
    @Littleindiemarshmallow 3 роки тому +2

    Absolutely Wonderful!

  • @andrewlankford9634
    @andrewlankford9634 5 років тому +3

    Valkyries singing while going up and down on seesaws.
    That's artistry there.

  • @rohan212121
    @rohan212121 6 років тому +1

    Thats a powerful group of singers. Bravissimo.

  • @drhandle4498
    @drhandle4498 5 років тому +82

    You can't beat The Ring in the original Klingon.

    • @QuasarRedshift
      @QuasarRedshift 4 роки тому +3

      LOL

    • @Holger_aka_Schmudi
      @Holger_aka_Schmudi 4 роки тому +1

      Hahahaha ... unfortunately not heared the original untill kow. You have a UA-cam link???

    • @SVSky
      @SVSky 4 роки тому +4

    • @popeclementine9429
      @popeclementine9429 3 роки тому

      Klingon is overrated. German is the original Klingon. And look, they got beat.

    • @8MasterX
      @8MasterX 3 роки тому +1

      Nice!

  • @hrh4961
    @hrh4961 4 роки тому +1

    Vocally, the best group of Valkyries one could hope to hear. Lotsa High Cs and Bs. With no stage time to warm up, not a wobbler or screamer in the bunch.

  • @MaxwellsDemon9
    @MaxwellsDemon9 5 років тому +3

    The applause when the trombones start thrills me almost as much as the theme itself. Met audiences are great.

  • @marthamagda2054
    @marthamagda2054 7 років тому +1

    thank you for sharing this glorious scene. I love this.

  • @LeRinkRat
    @LeRinkRat 11 років тому +8

    "I suppose those rising and descending paddles were designed to KILL the WABBIT" = funniest comment on UA-cam I have seen in quite awhile. thanks for posting, PIPEBITE. LOL!!!

  • @pianistajs
    @pianistajs 11 років тому +1

    The score is ridiculous. The orchestration of this entire opera is just remarkable. Seriously, IMSLP it. Eyes will dart.

  • @robertomelcher6697
    @robertomelcher6697 10 років тому +12

    I love Wagner and especially the ride of the Valkyries

    • @davidmehnert6206
      @davidmehnert6206 5 років тому

      I do, too ... but my emotions are so taxed by JUST this, the second opera of four, so-and-so giving my character the shiv ... always feeling so acute the terrifying overture made by that dark forest, even as those kanonen resigned to my Fate, knew nothing I could do couls tip the scales, or ladder my way up
      Wagner wrote for a bigger world than ours ..
      or mine at least ..
      ua-cam.com/video/ncbHEKkdxIM/v-deo.html&m

    • @popeclementine9429
      @popeclementine9429 3 роки тому

      Wagner wrote for German world domination. But good old USA stopped it.

  • @jfor1120
    @jfor1120 3 роки тому +2

    I was there, magnificent!

  • @FelixFelisis
    @FelixFelisis 8 років тому +332

    I was a Valkyrie once.

    • @ergbudster3333
      @ergbudster3333 8 років тому +32

      Lost weight then?

    • @edunetto1
      @edunetto1 7 років тому +5

      Of course you were

    • @billymcc4369
      @billymcc4369 7 років тому +6

      but can u RIDE like one ?

    • @muskatmendelssohn2707
      @muskatmendelssohn2707 6 років тому +6

      But then your father made a ring of magic fire around you and you fall asleep

    • @markrichards6863
      @markrichards6863 6 років тому +8

      Once s Valkyrie, always a Valkyrie dear.

  • @paulbookbinder4899
    @paulbookbinder4899 2 роки тому

    Joel Weiss - brag well deserved. She is, as is the entire ensemble, magnificent

  • @Xerxes2005
    @Xerxes2005 5 років тому +3

    The director of the show was famed Quebecois playwright Robert Lepage. He directed the whole Ring Cycle for the Met.

  • @cherilynlarsen8104
    @cherilynlarsen8104 4 роки тому +2

    Amazing singing and brilliant set design.