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Die Walküre

Opera: Work details

Composer: Richard Wagner
Music title: Die Walküre (1870)
Librettist: Richard Wagner
Work definition: First day of 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' in three acts
Title notes: Also known as 'The Valkyrie'
Language: German
World premiere: 26 June 1870, Königliches Hof- und Nationaltheater, Munich
ROH premiere: 29 June 1892, Hamburg Opera Company
ROH company premiere: 3 March 1948, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Related work: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Productions
The Valkyrie (1948) Covent Garden Opera Company (7 performances online)
Die Walküre (1954) Covent Garden Opera Company (8 performances online)
Die Walküre (1961) Covent Garden Opera Company (7 performances online)
Die Walküre (1964) Covent Garden Opera Company (10 performances online)
Die Walküre (1974) The Royal Opera (6 performances online)
Die Walküre (1989) The Royal Opera (2 performances online)
Die Walküre (1994) The Royal Opera (8 performances online)
Die Walküre (1998, in concert) The Royal Opera (1 performance online)
Die Walküre (2003) Mariinsky Opera (1 performance online)
Die Walküre (2005) The Royal Opera (21 performances online)

Performances not linked to a production
21 April 1986 Evening 8.30pm Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
1 December 1999 Evening Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
4 December 1999 Evening Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London