The 2018 Bayreuth Festival continues with Die Walküre, with a live broadcast starting at 10:00 AM EDT. 

Conductor Placido Domingo
Director Frank Castorf
Stage design Aleksandar Denic
Costumes Adriana Braga Peretzki
Lighting Rainer Casper
Video Andreas Deinert, Jens Crull

Siegmund Stephen Gould
Hunding Tobias Kehrer
Wotan John Lundgren
Sieglinde Anja Kempe
Brünnhilde Catherine Foster
Fricka Marina Prudenskaya
Gerhilde Caroline Wenborne
Ortlinde Christiane Kohl
Waltraute Simone Shröder
Schwertleite Marina Prudenskaya
Helmwige Regine Hangler
Siegrune Mareike Morr
Grimgerde Mika Kaneko
Rossweisse Alexandra Petersamer

La Cieca

James Jorden (who wrote under the names "La Cieca" and "Our Own JJ") was the founder and editor of parterre box. During his 20 year career as an opera critic he wrote for the New York Times, Opera, Gay City News, Opera Now, Musical America and the New York Post. He also raised his voice in punditry on National Public Radio. From time to time he directed opera, including three unsuccessful productions of Don Giovanni. He also contributed a regular column on opera for the New York Observer. James died in October 2023.

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