The gorgeous and evocative Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle. Hildegard Behrens brings deep empathy to Brünnhilde, the favorite daughter of the god Wotan (James Morris) who nevertheless defies him. Morris’s portrayal of Wotan is deservedly legendary, as is Christa Ludwig, as Fricka. Jessye Norman and Gary Lakes are Sieglinde and Siegmund, and Kurt Moll is the threatening Hunding. James Levine and the Met orchestra provide astonishing color and drama. (Performed April 8, 1989)
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| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Writing | Richard Wagner | Writer |
| Directing | Otto Schenk | Director |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | James Levine | Music Director |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Günther Schneider-Siemssen | Projection |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rolf Langenfass | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Art | Günther Schneider-Siemssen | Set Designer |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anne Cauvin | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Phebe Berkowitz | Stage Director |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Director |
| Art | Otto Schenk | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Millicent Hacker | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Ellen Rudolph | Associate Producer |
