The Ring Cycle Die Walkure (2006)

FIRST DAY OF THE RING CYCLE Fleeing for his life Siegmund seeks shelter at Sieglindes house Her husband Hunding happens to be one of Siegmunds pursuers and the two of them must cross swords the next day As Siegmund laments his lack of a weapon Sieglinde directs him to the sword Nothung stuck in an ash tree Despite discovering they are twin siblings the two fall in love The King of Gods Wotan their father sends his Valkyrie daughter Brünnhilde to aid Siegmund Fricka protests and Wotan uses his spear to break Siegmunds sword during the battle Siegmund is slain but Brünnhilde rescues both the sword fragments and Sieglinde who is pregnant with Siegmunds child Siegfried Wotan is angry that she intervened but since Brünnhilde is his favorite child he merely strips her of immortality and sends her into an enchanted sleep surrounded by fire Filmed at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in June amp July 1992