Organization

Cēsu Mākslas festivāls

Conductor

Andris Poga

Stage director

Viesturs Kairišs

Singer

Soprano

Catherine Foster

Brünnhilde

Baritone

Egils Silins

Wotan

Liene Kinča

Sieglinde

Dana Bramane

Gerhilde

Aira Rūrāne

Ortlinde

Mezzo-soprano

Ieva Parša

Waltraute

Contralto

Irma Pavāre

Schwertleite

Tatiana Trenogina

Helmwige

Natalia Kreslina

Siegrune

Ilona Bagele

Grimgerde

Andžella Goba

Rossweisse

Others

Choeur Latvian National Opera Choir, Riga Dome Boys' Choir

Orchestra

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

German

Act III of Richard Wagner’s “The Valkyrie”

Cēsis

Latvia

Cēsis Castle

Public

The Valkyrie

Approved

“The Valkyrie”, the second of the four music dramas that constitute “The Ring of Nibelung”, is one of Richard Wagner’s most famous operas. It is a story about the love and hate relationship between gods and humans, imbued with grand passions and high ideals. The main characters of the opera will be played by the world-famous Wagnerian opera singers Catherine Foster, Liene Kinča and Egils Siliņš. Catherine Foster is one of the world's most outstanding performers of role of Brinhild. She has performed in Germany, Japan, USA, Netherlands, Hungary etc. This will also not be the first time the Latvian bass-baritone Egilas Siliņš will be performing“The Valkyrie” – in 2019, he played the main character of Votan at Teatro di San Carlo Italy’s oldest opera house in Naples.Liene Kinča had her debut in the Latvian National Opera in 2005 and has twice – in 2011 and 2013– received the annual “Latvijas Gāze” (Latvian Gas Company) Opera Award for Best Solo Singer. The concert is directed by Viesturs Kairišs whose successful work with Wagner’s operas began in 2007 and has introduced him to the international stage.

English

Četru operu cikla “Nībelunga gredzens” otrā daļa “Valkīra” ir viena no Riharda Vāgnera slavenākajām operām. Tas ir milzu kaislību un augstu ideju caurstrāvots stāsts par dievu un cilvēku mīlas un naida attiecībām. Operas “Valkīra” galvenos varoņus iemiesos pasaulslavenie Vāgnera operu interpreti Ketrīna Fostere, Liene Kinča un Egils Siliņš. Ketrīna Fostere ir viena pasaules izcilākajām Brinhildes lomas izpildītājām. Viņa uzstājusies Vācijā, Japānā, ASV, Nīderlandē, Ungārijā u.c. Latviešu basbaritonam Egilam Siliņam “Valkīras” atskaņojums Cēsīs nebūs pirmais – 2019. gadā viņš operas galveno – Votāna – lomu izpildīja senākajā Itālijas opernamā, Neapoles Teatro di San Carlo. Liene Kinča Latvijas Nacionālajā operā debitēja 2005. gadā, viņa divreiz – 2011. un 2013. gadā – ir saņēmusi “Latvijas Gāzes” gada balvu operai kā labākā operas soliste.

latviešu

Act III of Richard Wagner’s “The Valkyrie” by Wagner, Richard, From (2021/2021), Directed by Viesturs Kairišs,, Conductor Andris Poga, Cēsis Castle, Cēsis, Latvia

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