Mark Elder / Hallé Orchestra: concert version of Die Walküre 15 & 16 July 2011
Manchester International Festival presents a new collaboration with the Hallé and The Bridgewater Hall; Wagner's Die Walküre supported by a specially commissioned dramatic prologue 'The Madness of An Extraordinary Plan: A Guide to Wagner's Ring Cycle'.
Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé return to Wagner's Ring Cycle with a concert version of Die Walküre. This follows their 2009 presentation of Götterdämmerung, which ended with a 15 minute standing ovation. The recording won the 2010 Gramophone Award for Opera. This most enduring of operas will be performed at The Bridgewater Hall, which has arguably the UK's finest orchestral acoustic.
- Friday 15 July 2011, 7.30pm (with a 20 minute interval)
The Madness of an Extraordinary Plan and Act I - Saturday 16 July 2011, 3.30pm (with a 75 minute interval)
Act II and Act III
MIF have commissioned Gerard McBurney to create a new dramatic prologue to Die Walküre. Sir Mark Elder leads the Hallé and three actors in a guide to Richard Wagner's revolutionary reinvention of the musical language of opera, 'The Madness of an Extraordinary Plan'. This will be an illluminating experience for Wagner afficionados and newcomers alike. Directed by Neil Bartlett, making a return to MIF.
Sir Mark Elder conductor
Siegmund Stig Andersen
Hunding Clive Bayley
Brünnhilde Susan Bullock
Gerhilde Miranda Keys
Waltraute Madeleine Shaw
Helmwige Katherine Broderick
Grimgerde Ceri Williams
Sieglinde Petra Maria Schnitzer
Wotan Egils Silins
Fricka Susan Bickley
Ortlinde Yvonne Howard
Schwertleite Linda Finnie
Siegrune Alison Kettlewell
Rossweisse Leah-Marian Jones
Tickets are priced £15 - £49 (transaction charge applies).
For more details, including to purchase tickets, visit www.mif.co.uk or contact The Bridgewater Hall Box Office on 0161 907 9000 or via their website - www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
Further biographical information can be found by clicking on the links below:
Sir Mark Elder
Gerard McBurney
Neil Bartlett
Manchester International Festival
Commissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival, the Hallé and The Bridgewater Hall.