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The Ring Cycle continues with Die Walküre

Opera Australia’s The Ring Cycle continues with Die Walküre opening in Melbourne on Wednesday night. Here’s the first look at some images.

Terje Stensvold as Wotan & Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde.

This is the one that welcomes the famous Valkeries, who rescue the souls of heroes and take them to Valhalla to be with the gods. And it’s the first appearance of Brünnhilde, sung by English soprano Susan Bullock, who sings high Cs like she’s blowing a kiss.

If you don’t have tickets, but want to hand out with the “Ring Nuts” from all over the world, there’s the FREE Festspielhaus in the Arts Centre courtyard. There’s a bar and an entertainment program featuring Ring performers and Melbourne favourites.

All photos by Jeff Busby.

Jud Arthur as Hunding, Miriam Gordon-Stewart as Sieglinde & Stuart Skelton as Siegmund.

Stuart Skelton as Siegmund.

Terje Stensvold as Wotan & Jacqueline Dark as Fricka.

The Valkyries: Elizabeth Campbell as Grimgerde, Roxanne Hislop as Rossweisse, Dominica Matthews as Schwertleite, Sian Pendry as Siegrune, Hyeseoung Kwon as Helmwige, Deborah Humble as Waltraute, Anke Höppner as Gerhilde & Merlyn Quaife as Ortlinde.

Back row: Deborah Humble as Waltraute, Roxanne Hislop as Rossweisse, Hyeseoung Kwon as Helmwige & Elizabeth Campbell as Grimgerde.
Front row: Merlyn Quaife as Ortlinde, Dominica Matthews as Schwertleite, Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde, Anke Höppner as Gerhilde & Sian Pendry as Siegrune.

Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde & Terje Stensvold as Wotan.

Anne-Marie Peard

Anne-Marie spent many years working with amazing artists at arts festivals all over Australia. She's been a freelance arts writer for the last 10 years and teaches journalism at Monash University.