/ Modified sep 26, 2012 2:13 p.m.

Wagner's Ring Cycle “Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)”

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: Siegmund and Sieglinde’s forbidden love causes Brünnhilde’s downfall. Sunday at noon on PBS 6.

ring_Die-Walküre_sword Jonas Kaufmann as Siegmund in Wagner's "Die Walküre."
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The mysterious hero Siegmund finds shelter in the strangely familiar arms of a lonely woman named Sieglinde. Their forbidden love leads Wotan’s daughter, the warrior maiden Brünnhilde, to defy morality and intervene on behalf of the hero. Brünnhilde’s transgression forces her father to choose between his love for his favorite daughter and his duty to his wife, the formidable goddess Fricka. Overcome with grief, Wotan takes away Brünnhilde’s godlike powers and puts her to sleep on a mountaintop, surrounded by a ring of magic fire that can be crossed only by the bravest of heroes.

James Levine conducts, with Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Jonas Kaufmann (Siegmund), Bryn Terfel (Wotan) and Hans-Peter König (Hunding).

Watch Wagner's Ring Cycle Preview on PBS. See more from Great Performances.

Great Performances at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle
All performances start at noon on PBS 6.

Sunday, Sept. 30Die Walküre, conducted by James
Levine Sunday, Oct. 7Siegfried, conducted by Fabio Luisi
Sunday, Oct. 14thGötterdämmerun, conducted by Fabio Luisi

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