Die Walküre

April 2024

Composer & Librettist: Richard Wagner
Premiere Performance: June 26, 1870, National Theatre, Munich Germany

The Ring Cycle, Wagner’s magnum opus, continues with Die Walküre, the second epic installment in the series. The daughters of Wotan, ruler of the gods, serve as Valkyries tasked with guiding the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla. But as scandal erupts, Wotan finds himself at odds with whom he most trusts. Greer Grimsley returns as the definitive Wotan in The Atlanta Opera’s new production of one of opera’s greatest triumphs.

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Media

Die Walküre: Livestream Replay
Die Walküre | Official Cinematic Trailer
Die Walküre | The Atlanta Opera Podcast: 5 Things to Know
Die Walküre | The Atlanta Opera Podcast: BlinkOpera
Die Walküre: Overview
Die Walküre | Magic Fire Aria
Die Walküre | Winterstürme Wichen Dem Wonnemond Aria

Program

Cast + Creative

Creative

Conductor
Director
Scenic & Projection Designer
Projection Programmer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Associate Projection Designer
Wig & Makeup Designer
Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Action Designer

Creators

Richard Wagner

Composer

Richard Wagner molded opera according to his own creative definition with revolutionary zeal. Consequently, his innovations in melodic structure, harmony, characterization and orchestration have inspired awe among audiences and music professionals alike for over a century. Impressionist and expressionist composers have spent most of this century struggling to overcome his influence, rebelling against him. Wagner was a man who lived in capital letters and bold print, a study in superlatives: huge creative canvases, legendary feuds and hatreds, gigantic depressions and losses, enormous successes, and passionate romantic liaisons. His music represents the dynamic and incandescent final flowering of romanticism.

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Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is a world-class facility, creating diverse cultural, educational and entertainment experiences that will promote accessibility to the arts. Conveniently located in northwest Atlanta, at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway at Akers Mill Road, adjacent to I-75 inside I-285.