For those in Seattle, this will be a good opportunity to hear their 2013 Brunnhilde Alwyn Mellor, when she performs Sieglinde opposite Erik Nelson Werner's Siegmund (and teams up once again. following last years Tristan at Grange Park, with Cive Bayley who performs Hunding). Full details below.
Cast
SiegmundERIK NELSON WERNER
SieglindeALWYN MELLOR
HundingCLIVE BAYLEY
WotanBÉLA PERENCZ
FrickaKATARINA KARNÉUS
BrünnhildeANNALENA PERSSON
HelmwigeKATHERINE BRODERICK
OrtlindeMEETA RAVAL
GerhildeMIRIAM MURPHY
WaltrauteJENNIFER JOHNSTON
SiegruneMADELEINE SHAW
RossweisseCATHERINE HOPPER
GrimgerdeANTONIA SOTGIU
SchwertleiteEMMA CARRINGTON
Creative Team
ConductorRICHARD FARNES
Concert Staging and Lighting/Projection DesignerPETER MUMFORD
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