Episode 10 – The Annunciation of Death (Act 2)

Previously on Soft Valkyrie. Sieglinde and Siegmund were shown in a terrible mood far from the erotic bliss of their innocent foray into brother-sister cuckoldry. They realize what they’ve done, and what fate awaits them when they are discovered by Hunding and his hounds. Both are utterly frazzled and preoccupied with thoughts of death, when Brunhilde appears.

Click here forthe full-score (youtube.com/watch?v=h-Q_3bcdu8g&t=370s) and for the libretto. (davidkanaga.com/softvalkyrie/libretto_act2.html)

Soft Valkyrie

Presented and commissioned by Holland Festival in collaboration with Staatsoper Hannover and Dutch National Opera.

Full Credits

Music and libretto - Richard Wagner

English translation - Frederick Jameson

Direction & MIDI arrangement - David Kanaga

VOICES

Siegmund - Bryan the Mensah

Sieglinde - Hailey Clark

Hunding - Attila Csihar

Wotan - Mattijs van de Woerd

Fricka - Nadine Secunde

Brünnhilde - Claron McFadden

Valkyries - Mercedes Arcuri (Gerhilde, Helmwige), Clara Nadesdin (Ortlinde, Siegrune), Weronika Rabek (Waltraute, Grimgerde), Monika Walerowicz (Rossweisse, Schwertleite)

INSTRUMENTS

MIDI Piano, Act 1 - Marc Evanstein

MIDI Piano, act 2 and 3 - Ernst Munneke

Additional Flute on Siegmund’s “Winterstürme” - Jonas Pologe

SFX packs - Ableton, SOPHIE, Spectrasonics

PRODUCTION

Casting - David Kanaga, Christian Carlstedt

Dramaturgy - Laura Roling, Manon Schreurs

Commissioned and co-produced by Holland Festival, Dutch National Opera, Staatsoper Hannover

With the support of NTR Radio 4

Special thanks to Sound department Staatstheater Hannover, Soho Square Studios London, Splendor Amsterdam, Jochem Valkenburg, Jasper Berben