Atlanta Opera: Die Walkure
$48-$160
- Greer Grimsley, bass-baritone (Wotan)
- Arthur Fagen, conductor
The Ring Cycle, Wagner's magnum opus, continues with Die Walküre, the second epic installment in the series. The daughters of Wotan, ruler of the gods, serve as Valkyries tasked with guiding the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla. But as scandal erupts, Wotan finds himself at odds with whom he most trusts. Greer Grimsley returns as the definitive Wotan in The Atlanta Opera's new production of one of opera’s greatest triumphs.
Sung in German with English Supertitles
About The Atlanta Opera
The Atlanta Opera's mission is to build the major international opera company Atlanta deserves, with a vision to reimagine opera. Founded in 1979, The Atlanta Opera has celebrated opera for over 40 years. The Opera works with world-renowned singers, conductors, directors, and designers who seek to enhance the art form.
https://www.atlantaopera.org/About Greer Grimsley, bass-baritone (Wotan)
About Arthur Fagen, conductor
Music Director of the Atlanta Opera since 2010, Arthur Fagen is in great demand as a conductor of symphony and opera in Europe, Asia, South America, and the United States. He is a regular guest at the most prestigious opera houses, concert halls, and music festivals at home and abroad.
Mr. Fagen has an opera repertory of more than 90 works. He has served as Principal Conductor in Kassel and Brunswick, as Chief Conductor of the Flanders Opera of Antwerp and Ghent, as Music Director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra and a member of the conducting staff of the Chicago Lyric Opera. In 2002/2007 Mr. Fagen was the Music Director of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dortmund Opera. Under his leadership and following his successful concerts with the Dortmund Philharmonic at the Grosse Festspielhaus in Salzburg, he was invited to tour with the orchestra through Holland at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Belgium at the Palais de Beaux-Arts in Brussels, and Austria (Salzburg) and China (Beijing and Shanghai). He conducted in that period, among others, new opera productions of Siegfried, Götterdämmerung, and two Ring Cycles.
Mr. Fagen is Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
https://arthurfagen.com/