On February 5, 9, 12, 15, 20, and 23, Elza van den Heever debuts at Teatro alla Scala as Sieglinde to Wagner’s Die Walküre. It’s a relatively new role for the soprano, who debuted it just last year with the Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, giving a “vocally resplendent” (Seen and Heard) performance.
Conductors Simon Young (Feb 5, 9, 12) and Alexander Soddy (Feb 15, 20, 23) lead a cast of excellent Wagnerians in David McVicar’s production, including Klaus Florian Vogt as Siegmund, Günther Groissböck as Hundig, Michael Volle as Wotan, Okka von der Damerau as Fricka, and Camilla Nylund as Brünnhilde.