Dan Ettinger will lead an exceptional cast in Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre at the Teatro di San Carlo this April.

Federico Tiezzi’s production, which debuted in 2005, showcases stunning sets by Giulio Paolini and costumes by Giovanna Buzzi who together won the prestigious Franco Abbiati Prize for their work on the opera. The remarkable cast features Jonas Kaufmann as Siegmund, Okka von der Damerau as Brünnhilde, John Relyea as Hunding, Vida Miknevičiūtė as Sieglinde, Okka von der Damerau as Brünnhilde, Varduhi Abrahamyan as Fricka, Nina-Maria Fischer as Gerhilde, Miriam Clark as Ortlinde,  Margerita Gritskova as Waltraute, Christel Loetzsch as Schwertleite, Regine Hangler as Helmwige, Julia Rutigliano as Seigrune, Edna Prochnik as Grimgerde and Marie-Luise Dreßen as Rossweisse.

The performances are on April 16, 20, 23, 26, and 29.

Photo: Jürgen Altmann