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Tomorrow afternoon, I am going where a few years ago I would have never even thought about thinking about going. Jaap van Zweden CONDUCTS Simon O'Neill TENOR (SIEGMUND) Michelle Deyoung MEZZO-SOPRANO (SIEGLINDE)* Jongmin Park BASS (HUNDING) Kyle Albertson BARITONE (WOTAN) Heidi Melton SOPRANO (BRÜNNHILDE) Christa Mayer MEZZO-SOPRANO (FRICKA) Karen Foster SOPRANO (GERHILDE) Elaine Mckrill SOPRANO (ORTLINDE) Catherine Martin MEZZO-SOPRANO (WALTRAUTE) Nicole Piccolomini MEZZO-SOPRANO (SCHWERTLEITE) Erika Wueschner SOPRANO (HELMWIGE) Blythe Gaissert MEZZO-SOPRANO (SIEGRUNE) Krysty Swann MEZZO-SOPRANO (GRIMGERDE) Edyta Kulczak MEZZO-SOPRANO (ROSSWEISSE) WAGNER Die Walküre (Complete opera in three acts) (Sung in German with English surtitles) As a special event during the Farewell Celebration Season, Music Director Jaap van Zweden will lead the DSO and world-renowned soloists in complete performances of Wagner’s Die Walküre. Performances will feature two intermissions: a 45-minute intermission following Act 1 and a 25-minute intermission following Act 2. Patrons may pre-order a dinner through the Meyerson and dine during the two intermissions. Downbeat's a 2, I've been told to expect to leave around 7:30. I think I'd rather have done this with Tristan, but this is what's available.And I'd probably prefer a real staging, but first, just let me hear it like this. Brenda has made it clear that she will not go to an opera with me, any opera, ever, probably never. And yet I persist. No idea if this is going to really work for me or not, so...wish me luck.