Fricka

Fricka is both a betrayed wife and a great lawyer.

Fricka Santorum 2005

The fact the Fricka is correct on every point she raises heightens the drama of the shattering of relationships (Brunnhilde-Wotan, Wotan-Siegmund, Siegmung-Sieglinde) that her correctness causes.

Fricka Santorum 2005

Fricka is outraged that Sieglinde has abandoned Hunding (whom she had been forced to marry after being abducted many years earlier) for her long-lost brother Siegmund.

Fricka Santorum 2005

There were, to be sure, a couple of real Wagner voices on stage -- Stephanie Blythe, a force of nature, as Fricka, and Eric Owens in a show-stealing turn as an Alberich who sounded more like Wotan than Wotan often did.

Going for the Rheingold Anne Midgette 2010

Conducted authoritatively by Martyn Brabbins, the cast also included other notable Wagnerians: Robert Hayward as a warmly lyrical Wotan and Sara Fulgoni imposing as his wife Fricka.

Die Walküre; Siegfried; BBC Proms 23, 26 & 27 – review 2011

At her best, as in the chilling Act II "Walküre" scene in which Wotan (Mark Delavan) loses his argument with Fricka (Elizabeth Bishop), Ms. Zambello constructed detailed interactions that delved into character motivation.

Ring Around the Obvious Heidi Waleson 2011

Andrea Silvestrelli was a resonant, gravelly voiced Hagen and Fasolt; Ms. Bishop a caustic, manipulative Fricka; Daveda Karanas brought theatrical intensity to her Waltraute in "Götterdämmerung"; and Stacey Tappan, Lauren McNeese and Renée Tatum made a particularly mellifluous, well-blended trio of Rhinemaidens.

Ring Around the Obvious Heidi Waleson 2011

Terfel does best when he has something clear to play; and when he knew what Wotan wanted, he burst out with the best of them, demanding that Erda stay and reveal the meaning of her prophecy, or formally, regally escorting his wife, Fricka, into their new home.

Going for the Rheingold Anne Midgette 2010

There were, to be sure, a couple of real Wagner voices onstage -- Stephanie Blythe, a force of nature, as Fricka, and Eric Owens in a show-stealing turn as an Alberich who sounded more like Wotan than Wotan often did.

The Met's 'Das Rheingold': Cast for the simulcast? Anne Midgette 2010

Terfel does best when he has something clear to play; and when he knew what Wotan wanted, he burst out with the best of them, demanding that Erda stay and reveal the meaning of her prophecy, or formally, regally escorting his wife, Fricka, into their new home.

The Met's 'Das Rheingold': Cast for the simulcast? Anne Midgette 2010