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 |
| Sound | James Levine | Music Director |
| Directing | Otto Schenk | Director |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Günther Schneider-Siemssen | Projection |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rolf Langenfass | Costume Design |
| Production | Ellen Rudolph | Associate Producer |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anne Cauvin | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Phebe Berkowitz | Stage Director |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Director |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Millicent Hacker | Wardrobe Master |
| Art | Otto Schenk | Production Design |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Art | Günther Schneider-Siemssen | Set Designer |
