Previously on Soft Valkyrie. After Wotan threw a fit on discovering that Brunnhilde’s eight sisters were hiding her from him, she finally willingly came forward to submit to his punishments. He explained his plan– to put her into a deep coma, and leave her to lie in wait. She will only awaken if someone braves the danger to find her. And then she will marry this savior. The valkyries were appalled at this idea, and begged their father to revoke his sentence, but Wotan denied them in spite and fury, sending the group away, leaving himself alone with Brunnhilde, exhausted in the twilight. Click here for
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the libretto. Soft ValkyriePresented and commissioned by Holland Festival in collaboration with Staatsoper Hannover and Dutch National Opera.
Full CreditsMusic and libretto - Richard WagnerEnglish translation - Frederick JamesonDirection & MIDI arrangement - David Kanaga
VOICESSiegmund - Bryan the MensahSieglinde - Hailey ClarkHunding - Attila CsiharWotan - Mattijs van de WoerdFricka - Nadine SecundeBrünnhilde - Claron McFaddenValkyries - Mercedes Arcuri (Gerhilde, Helmwige), Clara Nadesdin (Ortlinde, Siegrune), Weronika Rabek (Waltraute, Grimgerde), Monika Walerowicz (Rossweisse, Schwertleite)
INSTRUMENTSMIDI Piano, Act 1 - Marc EvansteinMIDI Piano, act 2 and 3 - Ernst MunnekeAdditional Flute on Siegmund’s “Winterstürme” - Jonas PologeSFX packs - Ableton, SOPHIE, Spectrasonics
PRODUCTIONCasting - David Kanaga, Christian CarlstedtDramaturgy - Laura Roling, Manon SchreursCommissioned and co-produced by Holland Festival, Dutch National Opera, Staatsoper HannoverWith the support of NTR Radio 4Special thanks to Sound department Staatstheater Hannover, Soho Square Studios London, Splendor Amsterdam, Jochem Valkenburg, Jasper Berben