Hunding
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Hunding is a grim, vengeful warrior and Sieglinde’s brutal husband in Richard Wagner’s opera “Die Walküre,” embodying the oppressive forces that oppose the tragic lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bass role
ⓘ
character in German opera ⓘ fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| alignment | forces of order and retribution ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInCycle | Der Ring des Nibelungen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Valhalla’s moral code of vengeance ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brutal
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grim ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Sieglinde’s longing for freedom
ⓘ
Siegmund’s idealized love ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed by Wotan’s spear ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodiment of patriarchal authority
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obstacle to the lovers ⓘ |
| enforces | tribal law of blood vengeance ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Die Walküre, 1870, Munich ⓘ |
| genreContext | music drama ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Norse and Germanic mythic traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettoLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Volsung-related clan adversary ⓘ |
| notableAction | swears to kill Siegmund at dawn ⓘ |
| notableScene | confrontation with Siegmund in Act I ⓘ |
| onStageAppearance | Act I of Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
Sieglinde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siegmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orders | Siegmund to fight a duel ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | sung by dramatic basses ⓘ |
| relatedWorkComposer | Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToSieglinde | husband GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipToSiegmund | enemy GENERATED ⓘ |
| residence | forest dwelling ⓘ |
| roleType | antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | Hunding’s house in the forest ⓘ |
| spouse | Sieglinde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | oppressive forces ⓘ |
| timePeriodInStory | mythic age of the Ring cycle ⓘ |
| typicalCostume | dark, rustic warrior attire ⓘ |
| typicalStagePersona | menacing patriarch GENERATED ⓘ |
| vocalRange | bass ⓘ |
| workAuthorRole | libretto and music by Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| workForm | opera character in three-act music drama ⓘ |
| workPremiereCity | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPremiereYear | 1870 ⓘ |
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