Richard Wagner: The Valkyrie - Ride of the Valkyries

Oh Warfather on high I am calling you from the battlefield And as I take my last breath I call for the mightiest of miracles For none but the brave, be he king or a slave With a pounding heart in his chest Will be worthy to rise and with the Valkyries fly And ride to the ancient Valhalla Oh Warfather on high Listen to my prayer I lived my life by your rules Oh let death cover me now For none but the brave, be he king or a slave With a pounding heart in his chest Will be worthy to rise and with the Valkyries fly And ride to Valhalla of old [Chorus] With the Valkyries, ride over the battlefield Ride your horses and come to me I'm waiting for you to take my soul, high in the sky to Valhalla of old Valkyries, ride over the battlefield I'm dying and glad to bleed Because I know today I will take my place with the heroes In Valhalla of old For none but the brave, be he king or a slave With a pounding heart in his chest Will be worthy to rise and with the Valkyries fly And ride to Valhalla of old [Chorus] With the Valkyries, ride over the battlefield Ride your horses and come to me I'm waiting for you to take my soul, high in the sky to Valhalla of old Valkyries, ride over the battlefield I'm dying and glad to bleed Because I know today I will take my place with the heroes In Valhalla of old In The Halls of Valhalla I finally take my place With my sword and my shield I enter Odin's realm I'm an immortal spirit now with a heart made of steel With the gods on high forever I will live and laugh at the Fears of man

Love the score, but you know you're old when you hear the music and in you're mind you hear Elmer Fudd singing Kill the Wabbit.

Looney Tunes is what taught me to appreciate classical music and I passed it to my children. It was wonderful growing up in the 60’s and 70’s, wouldn’t trade my childhood for anything.

When you are a battlefield and suddenly hear that music plus the shrieks, laughs, and songs of the Valkyries, get ready for a ride... to Valhalla.

'Magnificent' is a gross understatement. Those ladies added another dimension to the performance. Bravo! 💥

Absolutely outstanding. Gave me goosebumps and the hairs on my neck and arms were standing up. Sadly Ive never heard it sung by such amazing singers, Ive only ever heard the instrumental version. Ive saved this to watch again. Just truly soul inspiring vocals by all the ladies.

The fact that the women's voices can still carry over that hefty orchestra at full volume is amazing!

This is one of the most beautiful experiences I’ve ever had, watching this performance

Just not the same without helmets and steel breastplates..... I love this piece along with the rest of the ring cycle. BTW, I don"t see Elmer Fudd hunting wabbits, I see Huey gunships and Robert DuVall assaulting a Vietnamese village. When I hear the fire magic music where Wotan summons Logi, I see massive space battleships with tiny auxillary craft flying to and fro.

Didn't understand a word they sang, but those women surpassed the orchestra in my enjoyment of the performance. Well done ladies.

So great to see the individual solo work which gets lost on recordings. I really liked the staggered entrances onto the stage. Really gets to the heart of the action.

I love the staging. Simple and effective. And no horned helmets. When I hear this I am reminded how well the human voice can stand up to a full orchestra without electrification.

I flew helicopters in South Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry 1970-1971. And listening to this has me pumped up at age 75.

Outstanding Richard, outstanding! I’ll get you a case of beer for that!

Outstanding. Richard Wagner was a genius, indeed. Love his work.❤

Good performance. The music certainly conjures up ladies you don't want to mess about with.

Brilliant. The acting of the singers makes this special. The looking up effect.

Old classics never die, they mature with age. Bellissimo. Grazie.

I never get tired of listening to this piece.

Outstanding! Brought tears to my eyes! Magnificent performance of Wagners genius.