Die Walküre

About the show

Siegmund seeks shelter in Hunding’s house and discovers that Hunding’s wife Sieglinde is his twin sister. They fall in love, and Siegmund draws the sword Nothung from an ash tree. Wotan orders Brünnhilde to protect Siegmund, but Fricka demands punishment for the twins’ union; Wotan reverses his command, and Siegmund dies in battle. Brünnhilde helps the pregnant Sieglinde escape with the sword fragments. Wotan punishes Brünnhilde by placing her in a fire-ringed sleep, where only a fearless hero can reach her.