The opera Die Walküre was composed by Wagner between 1852 and 1856 and performed for the first time on 26 June 1870 at the National Theatre in Munich with the orchestra conducted by Franz Wüllner.

Therefore, “The Valkyrie” (Die Walküre) is the second of the four operas that make up, together with The Rhinegold, Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods, the tetralogy composed by Richard Wagner and called The Ring of the Nibelung.

In “The Valkyrie”, the famous Ride of the Valkyries opens the third...