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Goerke and Grimsley head a musically sumptuous, dramatically staid Die Walküre at Atlanta Opera

Greer Grimsley (Wotan) and Christine Goerke (Brünnhilde)
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Viktor Antipenko (Siegmund) and Laura Wilde (Sieglinde)
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Christine Goerke (Brünnhilde) and Laura Wilde (Sieglinde)
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The Ride of the Valkyries
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Christine Goerke (Brünnhilde), Greer Grimsley (Wotan) and Gretchen Krupp (Fricka)
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Christine Goerke (Brünnhilde) and Greer Grimsley (Wotan)
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By Cameron Kelsall, 30 April 2024
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“a signal that grand opera still has a place amid mounting industry-wide financial austerity”
Reviewed at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre: John A Williams Theatre, Atlanta on 30 April 2024
Programme
Wagner, Die Walküre
Performers
Atlanta Opera
Arthur Fagen, Conductor
Tomer Zvulun, Director
Erhard Rom, Set Designer, Projection designer
Mattie Ullrich, Costume Designer
Robert Wierzel, Lighting Designer
Atlanta Opera Orchestra
Greer Grimsley, Wotan
Viktor Antipenko, Siegmund
Raymond Aceto, Hunding
Laura Wilde, Sieglinde
Christine Goerke, Brünnhilde
Gretchen Krupp, Fricka
Yelena Dyachek, Helmwige
Julie Adams, Gerhilde
Alexandra Razskazoff, Ortlinde
Catherine Martin, Waltraute
Aubrey Odle, Siegrune
Deborah Nansteel, Roßweiße
Maya Lahyani, Grimgerde
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Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.