Summary Richard Wagner. Valkyrie
VALKYRIE
The first day of the tetralogy “Ring of the Nibelung” in three acts
R. Wagner’s libretto
Characters:
Sigmund Hunding Sieglinde, his wife Wotan, the supreme god Frika, his wife Brünnhilde, Valkyrie, his daughter | Tenor Bass Soprano Bass Mezzo soprano Soprano Soprano Soprano Mezzo soprano Mezzo soprano Soprano Mezzo soprano Mezzo soprano Mezzo soprano |
Valkyrie: | Herhild Ortlinda Waltraute Schwerteleit Helmvig Sigruna Grimderd Roswaysa |
The action takes place in the hut of Hunding and in the mountains in fairy-tale times.
PLOT
In a terrible thunderstorm,
The supreme god Votan equips his daughter, Valkyrie Brungilda – in the fight between Zygmund and Hunding, she will fight on the side of Zygmund. Appears angry Frika – Wotan’s wife, the keeper of the family hearth. She can not allow Sigmund to win. People ceased to honor the sanctity of marriages, Zygmund kidnapped someone else’s wife. But are not the same done by the gods? After all, Wotan himself, when he wandered under the name of Welse among people, took as his wife an earthly woman who gave birth to him two twins – Zygmund and Sieglinde. Wotan has no right to protect his son – Hunding should win. And he obeys. Grieved, he tells Brunnhilde that he once committed a deceit: he broke the contract with the giants, robbed Nibelung Alberich and took possession of his magic ring. Afraid of the gloomy prophecy of the goddess Erda, he gave the ring to the giants, but since then the alarm has not left him. To learn about the fate of the world, Votan descended into the mysterious kingdom of Erda, from their marriage and the warrior Vrkkiri Brundhild was born. Feeling his powerlessness to restore peace and justice, Wotan was looking for a hero among people free from the curse of gold and the power of the gods. Such a hero was to become Sigmund – not without reason, Wotan tempered his will in the trials of wandering life. But Sigmund is not free: God brought adversities, but God gave him in his hands and an unbeatable sword. Unable to understand the laws and treaties created by him, Wotan submits to Freak’s will – let Sigmund die, let the terrible Nibelung become the master of the world! And at this time, Sigmund and Sieglinde flee. Exhausted by the weight of the road, with fear and remorse, Sieglinde falls asleep. Zygmund is the messenger of death – Valkyrie Brunhild. She announces to him the will of the supreme god: he will fall in battle with Hunding, and an invincible sword will not save him. Zygmund curses the injustice of the gods and brings the sword over the sleeping Sieglinde: he can not leave her to scold Hunding. Brunnhilde, encompassed by compassion, subdued by the power of his love and fearlessness, decides to break his father’s will-in battle she will defend Zygmund. The horn of Hunding is heard. The duel begins. The victory tends to Sigmund’s side, but from behind the clouds appears an angry Wotan and directs his spear at him. The sword of Zygmund flies to pieces, and Hunding hits an unarmed hero. With a contemptuous movement of his hand, Votan destroys the victor and rushes after the Valkyrie, which violated his will. Zygmund curses the injustice of the gods and brings the sword over the sleeping Sieglinde: he can not leave her to scold Hunding. Brunnhilde, encompassed by compassion, subdued by the power of his love and fearlessness, decides to break his father’s will-in battle she will defend Zygmund. The horn of Hunding is heard. The duel begins. The victory tends to Sigmund’s side, but from behind the clouds appears an angry Wotan and directs his spear at him. The sword of Zygmund flies to pieces, and Hunding hits an unarmed hero. With a contemptuous movement of his hand, Votan destroys the victor and rushes after the Valkyrie, which violated his will. Zygmund curses the injustice of the gods and brings the sword over the sleeping Sieglinde: he can not leave her to scold Hunding. Brunnhilde, encompassed by compassion, subdued by the power of his love and fearlessness, decides to break his father’s will-in battle she will defend Zygmund. The horn of Hunding is heard. The duel begins. The victory tends to Sigmund’s side, but from behind the clouds appears an angry Wotan and directs his spear at him. The sword of Zygmund flies to pieces, and Hunding hits an unarmed hero. With a contemptuous movement of his hand, Votan destroys the victor and rushes after the Valkyrie, which violated his will. The victory tends to Sigmund’s side, but from behind the clouds appears an angry Wotan and directs his spear at him. The sword of Zygmund flies to pieces, and Hunding hits an unarmed hero. With a contemptuous movement of his hand, Votan destroys the victor and rushes after the Valkyrie, which violated his will. The victory tends to Sigmund’s side, but from behind the clouds appears an angry Wotan and directs his spear at him. The sword of Zygmund flies to pieces, and Hunding hits an unarmed hero. With a contemptuous movement of his hand, Votan destroys the victor and rushes after the Valkyrie, which violated his will.
High in the mountains is the victorious call of the Valkyries. The warrior maidens fly on their air horses, bringing to Valhalla the fallen heroes in battles, which are replenished by the heavenly host of Wotan. Eight sisters gathered on a rock – there is no only Brunhild. Here she is with the heavy burden that Sieglinda saved her. Brünnhilde asks her to give her a fresh horse, so that, together with Zyglinda, she must flee from her father’s wrath. But Valkanie scared Wotan, and Ziglind begged to let her die – after Zygmund’s death, she had no reason to live. Then Brunhilda says that she will have a son from Zygmund, Siegfried, in which the father’s valor will revive – and Sieglinde as passionately as she had previously prayed for death, now begs for salvation. Brünnhild decides: let Ziglinda run alone and hide in a dense forest. The terrible punishment of the angry supreme god: Brunhilde has no place among the gods – she will become a mortal woman and wife of one who finds her here sleeping on a desert rock. The Valkyries are horrified to leave their sister. She begs her father for forgiveness and justice: after all, not by his own free will he condemned the death of his beloved son, Zygmund. Wotan’s prayers soften Wotan: she will be awakened from sleep by an intrepid hero who will not be afraid of the spear of the supreme god. With deep sadness, he bids farewell to his daughter and immerses her in a magical dream; According to the sign of Wotan, the rock is surrounded by a wall of fire. With deep sadness, he bids farewell to his daughter and immerses her in a magical dream; According to the sign of Wotan, the rock is surrounded by a wall of fire. With deep sadness, he bids farewell to his daughter and immerses her in a magical dream; According to the sign of Wotan, the rock is surrounded by a wall of fire.