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| | OperaResource - richard wagner and die walkure (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | The cast of the Munich premiere: Siegmund: Heinrich Vogl; Sieglinde: Therese Vogl; Hunding: Karl Bausewein; Wotan: August Kindermann; Brünnhilde: Sophie Stehle; Fricka: Anna Kaufmann. |
 | | It is the music given to the twins, the woeful Siegmund's heart-searching phrases in Act I, his "Nun weisst du, fragende Frau, warum ich Friedmund nicht heisse", his sword monologue, the delirious exchange between brother and sister as they discover their true identities. |
 | | And even if Wotan's Act II monologue has sent some members of the audience to dreamland, they are hopefully awake again for the 'Annunciation of Death' scene, this noble, poignant pas-de-deux for Brünnhilde and Siegmund. |
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