PERFORMERS
Slovak Philharmonic
Juraj Valčuha – conductor
Manuela Uhl – soprano
Magnus Vigilius – tenor
Peter Mikuláš – bass
PROGRAM
Richard Wagner – The Valkyrie (Die Walküre), Act 1. (concert performance)
ADMISSION: 28, 24, 20 € TICKETS
Richard Wagner is the author of the concept of the so-called “Gesamtkunstwerk” based on a synthesis of all arts. In fact such a work is first of all a music work, a gigantic program symphony. The colossal set of four operas about The Ring of the Nibelung (The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried, Twillight of the Gods) which once caused quite a stir in Europe, is the most profound realization of the concept of the universal artwork. Out of the 4 pieces of the tetralogy The Valkyrie is the most appropriate for concert performance as it has the most original and tense orchestral development. Slovak Philharmonic under the baton of the world-known conductor Juraj Valčuha will accompany the German soprano Manuela Uhl, a sought-after performer of works by Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner, as well as a graduate of the Royal Danish Academy Magnus Vigilius and brilliant Slovak soloist Peter Mikuláš.
