Die Bayreuther Festspiele

Bayreuther Festspiele Festspielhügel 1-2, Bayreuth

Die Walküre The Volsung twins Sieglinde and Siegmund, separated in childhood, meet and fall in love. This union angers the gods who demand that Siegmund must die. Sieglinde and the couple's unborn child are saved by the defiant actions of Wotan's daughter, Valkyrie Brünnhilde, who as a result faces the gods' retribution. John is, in […]

Die Bayreuther Festspiele

Bayreuther Festspiele Festspielhügel 1-2, Bayreuth

Siegfried As Mime sinks down in despair, a stranger enters. It is Wotan, lord of the gods, in human disguise as the Wanderer. He challenges the fearful Mime to a riddle competition, in which the loser forfeits his head. John is, in the role as Wotan.

The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY

Tosca Giacomo Puccini's classic opera Tosca takes place in Rome. The year is 1800. For many years, Austria has ruled in northern Italy. But now the French emperor Napoleon is at war with Austria. Many who live in northern Italy cheer on Napoleon. Those who decide in Italy are in Austria. They imprison and kill […]

The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY

Tosca Giacomo Puccini's classic opera Tosca takes place in Rome. The year is 1800. For many years, Austria has ruled in northern Italy. But now the French emperor Napoleon is at war with Austria. Many who live in northern Italy cheer on Napoleon. Those who decide in Italy are in Austria. They imprison and kill […]

The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY

Tosca Giacomo Puccini's classic opera Tosca takes place in Rome. The year is 1800. For many years, Austria has ruled in northern Italy. But now the French emperor Napoleon is at war with Austria. Many who live in northern Italy cheer on Napoleon. Those who decide in Italy are in Austria. They imprison and kill […]

The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY

Tosca Giacomo Puccini's classic opera Tosca takes place in Rome. The year is 1800. For many years, Austria has ruled in northern Italy. But now the French emperor Napoleon is at war with Austria. Many who live in northern Italy cheer on Napoleon. Those who decide in Italy are in Austria. They imprison and kill […]

The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY

Tosca Giacomo Puccini's classic opera Tosca takes place in Rome. The year is 1800. For many years, Austria has ruled in northern Italy. But now the French emperor Napoleon is at war with Austria. Many who live in northern Italy cheer on Napoleon. Those who decide in Italy are in Austria. They imprison and kill […]

The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY

Tosca Giacomo Puccini's classic opera Tosca takes place in Rome. The year is 1800. For many years, Austria has ruled in northern Italy. But now the French emperor Napoleon is at war with Austria. Many who live in northern Italy cheer on Napoleon. Those who decide in Italy are in Austria. They imprison and kill […]

The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY

Tosca Giacomo Puccini's classic opera Tosca takes place in Rome. The year is 1800. For many years, Austria has ruled in northern Italy. But now the French emperor Napoleon is at war with Austria. Many who live in northern Italy cheer on Napoleon. Those who decide in Italy are in Austria. They imprison and kill […]

The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera 30 Lincoln Center, New York, NY

Tosca Giacomo Puccini's classic opera Tosca takes place in Rome. The year is 1800. For many years, Austria has ruled in northern Italy. But now the French emperor Napoleon is at war with Austria. Many who live in northern Italy cheer on Napoleon. Those who decide in Italy are in Austria. They imprison and kill […]