Die WalkΓΌre (Final scene)
Composer: Richard Wagner
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Tamara Wilson (Soprano)
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
Date of broadcast: 23 July 2016
In this moving conclusion to the epic opera, Wotan is sending his daughter Brunnhilde into an endless sleep surrounded by a magic and impenetrable fire. It shows Wagner’s genius for developing musical leitmotivs – short musical themes which represent characters, objects or moods - and weaving them into the libretto. The third act ends in love and tenderness, played by a huge orchestra complete with 8 horns and 6 harps.
Composer: Richard Wagner
Performers: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales
Performer: Tamara Wilson (Soprano)
Performer: James Creswell (Bass)
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
Recording date: 23 July 2016
Date of broadcast: 23 July 2016
