Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
Opera Santa Barbara presents Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2:30 PM. Set in Northern Europe in mythical times. Star-crossed lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde unknowingly provoke the wrath of the gods of Valhalla, who decree the death of Siegmund. Brünnhilde, the titular Valkyrie, defies the will of her father Wotan, leader of the gods, to rescue Sieglinda and the couple’s unborn child, in Wagner’s romantic masterpiece that features the famous “Ride of the Valkyries.” In German with English surtitles.