WAGNER'S VALKYRIE

Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor Natalya Romaniw, soprano Issachah Savage, tenor John Relyea, bass RICHARD WAGNER Siegfried Idyll (chamber version) RICHARD WAGNER Act I from Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) Immerse yourself in the richly colored world of Richard Wagner through two contrasting works. The Siegfried Idyll was written as a birthday present for Wagner’s wife Cosima after the birth of their son Siegfried; it is among Wagner’s most intimate and personal compositions and was described by the composer as a ‘quiet joy that now takes the form of music.’ After intermission, we will experience Act I from Die Walküre.