On April 6th, 2009, Waltraud Meier and Johan Botha appeared as Sieglinde and Siegmund in DIE WALKURE at The Met – the only time they sang these roles together in New York City. They gave a thrilling performance of their Act I scene, conducted by James Levine.
Waltraud Meier & Johan Botha – WALKURE ~ Act I scene – Levine cond – Met 2009
The photo is by Ken Howard/Met Opera.
Above: Christopher Ventris and Waltraud Meier winning a huge ovation after Act I of WALKURE
Adam Fischer conducts a performance of Wagner’s WALKURE at the Vienna State Opera in 2016 with Linda Watson (Brunnhilde), Waltraud Meier (Sieglinde), Michaela Schuster (Fricka), Christopher Ventris (Siegmund), Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan), and Ain Anger (Hunding).
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