Axel Kober, the conductor on this album, has been Music Director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg since the 2009/10 season and General Music Director of the Duisburger Philharmoniker since 2019.
Performer Biography
Axel Kober, the conductor, is a regular performer at the Bayreuth Festival, having made his debut with 'Tannhäuser' in 2013.
Recording & Production
This live recording of Richard Wagner's 'Die Walküre' was made in November 2019 at the Mercatorhalle Duisburg, Germany.
Historical Context
Richard Wagner, the composer of 'Der Ring des Nibelungen', first dreamed of this monumental work by the Rhine in 1851, where the cycle also begins and ends.
Composition History
The 'Ring am Rhein' project, a staged interpretation of Wagner's 'Ring des Nibelungen' by Dietrich W. Hilsdorf under Axel Kober's musical direction, began to take shape in June 2017.
Recording & Production
The recording of this 'Ring des Nibelungen' cycle in concert form was a 'stroke of luck' that arose after a defective sprinkler system flooded Theater Duisburg, making the staged production impossible.
Performer Biography
The Duisburger Philharmoniker, the orchestra on this recording, has a history spanning over 140 years and was awarded the Music Prize of the City of Duisburg in 2013.
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