Die Walküre
By Richard Wagner
Artists
- Brünnhilde:
- Wotan:
- Sieglinde:
- Siegmund:
- †
- Fricka:
- Hunding:
- †
- Gerhilde:
- †
- Grimgerde:
- Helmwige:
- Ortlinde:
- Rossweisse:
- †
- Schwertleite:
- Siegrune:
- Waltraute:
- Conductor:
- Director:
- Set Designer:
- Costume Designer:
- Fire Designer and
Flight Technical Director:
- Lighting Designer:
- Hair and Makeup Designer:
- English Captions:
- Associate Directors::
- Cover Conductor:
- Language Coach:
Orchestra
- Violin I:
- Simon James, Concertmaster
Evan Anderson
Jennifer Bai
Eugene Bazhanov (R/W)
Natasha Bazhanov
Mariel Bailey
Kyung Sun Chee
Kelly Farris
Ayako Gamo
Linda Kang (R/W)
Michael Lim (S/G)
Coral Sepulveda (S/G)
Mikhail Shmidt, Asst. Concertmaster
Clark Story
Jeannie Wells Yablonsky
Arthur Zadinsky
- Violin II:
- Kathleen Stern, Principal
Gennady Filimonov, Asst. Principal
Linda Cole
Xiao-po Fei
Ingrid Fredrickson
Sande Gillette
Artur Girsky
Adrianna Hulscher
Mae Lin
Eric Scott
Coral Sepulveda (R/W)
Laurel Wells
Andrew Yeung (S/G)
- Viola:
- Arie Schachter, Principal
Timothy Hale, Asst. Principal
Vincent Comer
Wesley Dyring
Joe Gottesman
Sayaka Kokubo
Laura Renz
Dorothy Shapiro
Julie Whitton
- Cello:
- Rowena Hammill, Principal
Theresa Benshoof, Asst. Principal (G)
Bruce Bailey
Virginia Dziekonski (R/W)
Meeka Quan DiLorenzo
Roberta Downey, Asst. Principal
Charles Jacot
Rajan Krishnaswami
David Sabee
Page Smith (S)
- Bass:
- Jordan Anderson, Principal
Joseph Kaufman, Asst. Principal
Jonathan Burnstein
Jennifer Godfrey
Travis Gore
Nancy Page Griffin
Ronald Simon
- Flute:
- Scott Goff, Principal
Karla Flygare
Alicia Suarez
Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby
- Piccolo:
- Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby, Principal
Alicia Suarez
- Oboe:
- Ben Hausmann, Principal
Dan Williams
Shannon Spicciati
- English Horn:
- Stefan Farkas, Principal
- Clarinet:
- Christopher Sereque, Principal
Laura DeLuca (W/S)
Sean Osborn (R/G)
Craig Rine
- Bass Clarinet:
- Jennifer Nelson, Principal
- Bassoon:
- Seth Krimsky, Principal
Paul Rafanelli
Michael Gamburg
- Contrabassoon:
- Michael Gamburg, Principal
- French Horn:
- Mark Robbins, Principal
Joe Berger, Asst. Principal
Richard Reed
Susan Carroll
Ben Kinsman
Jeff Fair
James Weaver
Rodger Burnett
Larry Johnson
- Tenor Tuba:
- Jeff Fair
James Weaver
- Bass Tuba:
- Rodger Burnett
Larry Johnson
- Trumpet:
- Richard Pressley, Principal
Vincent Green
Justin Emerich
- Bass Trumpet:
- David L. Ritt, Principal
- Trombone:
- Nathan Zgonc, Principal
Mark Babbitt
Charley Reneau
Stephen Fissel
- Tuba:
- Jeffrey Anderson, Principal
- Timpani:
- Michael Crusoe, Principal
Ronald Johnson
- Percussion:
- Michael Clark, Principal
Matt Kocmieroski
Rob Tucker
- Harp:
- Valerie Gordon, Principal
John Carrington
Catherine Case Barrett (R)
Earecka Tregenza (R)
- Personnel Manager:
- Keith Higgins
- Assistant Personnel Manager:
- Scott Wilson
- Seattle Opera Staff Music Librarian:
- Glenn Crytzer
- Leitmotifs in the lobby
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- Horns:
- Rodger Burnett
Jeff Fair
Larry Johnson
- Trumpet:
- Justin Emerich
Stephen Fissel
David Ritt
- Trombone:
- Mark Babbitt
Nathan Zgonc
- Tuba:
- Jeffrey Anderson
Stephen Fissel, originator and organizer
The orchestra is composed of members of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Revolving members of the string sections are listed alphabetically.
Supernumeraries:
- Andre Alabastro
Roxanne Alabastro
Amanda Allen
Madelyn Allison
Jasmine Boerner
Brayden Daher
Kate Dynes
Kay Ethen
Colette Glen
Kate Good-Smith
Emma Grimsley
Monte Jacobson
Tricia Jester
Aeron Langford
Dagny Layman
Yeh-Sun Lee
Izabel Mar
Brys McCaw
Skye McCaw
Wynn McCaw
Lisel Perrine
Nathan Perrine
Parlin Shields
Chloe Simmons
Jacob Simmons
Laurie Skouge
Katelin Smith-Rockne
Yize Smith-Rockne
Olivia Taguinod
Cyndi Vasquez
Alexandra Webb
Actors:
- Geoffrey Alm
Wendy Ashford
Casey D. Brown
Kyle Cable
JC Casiano
Shana Heavey
Shawn Kavon
Marco Lago
† Seattle Opera debut
Miriam Murphy was a winner of the 2006 International Wagner Competition.
Jennifer Hines and Sarah Heltzel are former members of the Seattle Opera Young Artists Program.