The gorgeous and evocative Otto SchenkGünther SchneiderSiemssen production continues with this second opera in Wagners Ring cycle Hildegard Behrens brings deep empathy to Brünnhilde the favorite daughter of the god Wotan James Morris who nevertheless defies him Morriss portrayal of Wotan is deservedly legendary as is Christa Ludwig as Fricka Jessye Norman and Gary Lakes are Sieglinde and Siegmund and Kurt Moll is the threatening Hunding James Levine and the Met orchestra provide astonishing color and drama Performed April 8 1989