• Episode 6 – Fricka (Act 2)

  • Jun 16 2022
  • Length: 20 mins
  • Podcast
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Episode 6 – Fricka (Act 2)

  • Summary

  • Previously on Soft Valkyrie, Wotan had a brief meeting with his daughter, the Valkyrie Brunhilde. No sooner had he commanded her to aid Siegmund in the coming battle with Hunding, the great god’s wife arrived with a different plan.

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    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 

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