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Can someone whisper Die Walküre in your ear? With opera, you do not
think of whispers or sighs but of strong classical voices in grand,
spectacular set pieces. But the composer and game designer David
Kanaga has turned Richard Wagner’s famous opera into a podcast. In
Die Walküre, the second part of Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen, the
supreme god Wotan punishes his daughter Brünnhilde for not
following his orders. He makes her mortal and locks her up in a
mountain surrounded by fire. While closely following Wagner’s notes
and storyline, Kanaga’s background in the world of gaming can be
heard in his use of electronic instruments and sound effects full
of humour, drama and mysticism. The parts are sung by an atypical
cast, ranging from classically trained vocalists like Claron
McFadden to the demonic voice artist Attila Csihar – sung to be
listened to on headphones rather than in an opera house. The result
is intimate, light and less domineering than the original. One
might even say: soft. A warm narrating voice turns Wagner’s stage
instructions into a magical radio play in which the entire drama
takes place in listeners’ imagination.Each of the three acts of Die
Walküre will be divided into several podcast episodes for Soft
Valkyrie. The episodes of the first act will be released on June
3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th. The episodes of the second and third acts
will follow later.
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