Wagner's Die Walküre

The latest stories from www.wqxr.org · Oct 24, 2026

Listen Saturday, October 24th, at 1pm.

Program notes courtesy of WFMT.

Tune in to hear a production of Wagner's Die Walküre from China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts. The production, conducted by Pietari Inkinen, stars tenor Daniel Brenna, soprano Manuela Uhl, and bass Liang Li.

Read a synopsis of the opera.

CONDUCTOR:

Pietari Inkinen

CAST:

Siegmund - Daniel Brenna

Sieglinde - Manuela Uhl

Hunding - Liang Li

Brünnhilde - Ewa Vesin

Wotan - Egils Silins

Fricka - Okka von der Damerau

Gerhilde - Xu Xiaoying

Ortlinde - Zhou Fan

Waltraute - Zhang Yuan

Schwertleite - Wang Hongyao

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