Starring Plácido Domingo, "the world's greatest Siegmund"
- The Associated Press

"You really must beg, borrow, steal, or preferably buy a ticket to see Plácido Domingo as Siegmund," exhorts The London Times. And who better to match his artistry than soprano Anja Kampe - when paired with Plácido Domingo at Washington National Opera, the Washington Post declared them "the definitive Sieglinde and Siegmund of this century's first decade." This compelling love story between the doomed hero and his soulmate features some of Wagner's most memorable music. Highlights include Siegmund's heroic "Spring Song" ("Winterstürme"), the love duet ("Du bist der Lenz"), the rousing Ride of the Valkyries, Wotan's heart-breaking "Farewell" to his beloved daughter ("Leb wohl"), and the "Magic Fire Music" finale. James Conlon conducts a world-celebrated cast, including Linda Watson (Brünnhilde), Michelle DeYoung (Fricka), Vitalij Kowaljow (Wotan), and Eric Halfvarson (Hunding).

SIEGMUND	Plácido Domingo	View Profile
SIEGLINDE	Anja Kampe	View Profile
BRUNNHILDE	Linda Watson	View Profile
WOTAN	Vitalij Kowaljow	View Profile
FRICKA	Michelle DeYoung	View Profile
HUNDING	Eric Halfvarson	View Profile
GERHILDE	Ellie Dehn	View Profile
HELMWIGE	Susan Foster
ORTLINDE	Melissa Citro
WALTRAUTE	Erica Brookhyser
ROSSWEISSE	Margaret Thompson	View Profile
SIEGRUNE	Buffy Baggott*
GRIMGERDE	Jane Gilbert*
SCHWERTLEITE	Ronnita Miller

CONDUCTOR	James Conlon	View Profile
DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER	Achim Freyer	View Profile
COSTUME DESIGNER	Achim Freyer and Amanda Freyer
LIGHTING DESIGNER	Brian Gale and Achim Freyer	View Profile
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR	Grant Gershon	View Profile

RUNNING TIME
4 hours and 50 minutes, including two intermissions

PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURE:
One hour prior to each performance.
Pre-performance lectures are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles.

PRODUCTION NOTES:
Company Premiere
New Production
Sung in German with English Supertitles.

Artists and dates subject to change.