lf Bing, general manager of New York City’s Metropolitan Opera, “and no one would know the difference.” Last week, in the temperamental tradition of opera’s prima donnas, Miss Nilsson did ...

Rita Hunter, the quintessential Brunnhilde of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, whose heroic yet lyrical soprano resonated from international opera stages, recital halls and recording studios for ...

Their music of choice? Opera—Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” in Modesto, California; Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in Salt Lake City, Utah; Bizet’s “Carmen” in San Diego. In New York City ...

The English soprano Rita Hunter has died aged 67 at her home in Sydney, Australia. Hunter is best known for her performance as Brunnhilde in English National Opera's production of Wagner's Ring Cycle ...

Washington National Opera (WNO) today announced that American soprano Christine Goerke will sing the role of Brünnhilde in the Monday, May 2 performance of The Valkyrie, the second opera in ...

Antoinette Halloran has had less than a year. Starting next week, she will sing Brunnhilde in Melbourne Opera’s first full production of Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung ...

Of course, this being an opera by Wagner, there’s lots going on before that heroic meeting between Siegfried and Brunnhilde in Act III (including a buffet dinner between Acts I and II).