Brünnhilde

[ broon-hil-duh; German bryn-hil-duh ]

noun

1. the heroine of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs. Compare Siegfried.
2. Brunhild.

Brünnhilde

1. A character in Norse mythology , also known by the name Brynhild. Brünnhilde, a Valkyrie, or woman servant of Odin , loved the hero Siegfried. After she found out that he had deceived her, she had him killed and committed suicide.

Example Sentences

The company has promised Sharon great singers, including Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen as Isolde and, in the “Ring,” as Brünnhilde.

From Los Angeles Times

Opera aficionados await her first full Isolde and Brünnhilde,

From Seattle Times

While she’s taking on a new Strauss role and doing more Verdi and Puccini, much of the opera world is waiting for the day she begins singing the two Wagnerian parts that represent the pinnacle of the dramatic repertory: Isolde, and Brünnhilde in the “Ring” cycle.

From Seattle Times

The child of Brünnhilde and Siegfried, not in Wagner’s libretto, died in last year’s version but now escapes the apocalyptic finale.

From New York Times

Another newcomer, the soprano Catherine Foster, an alert actress and proud presence, sang with clean tone and slicing high notes as Brünnhilde in “Die Walküre” and “Götterdämmerung.”

From New York Times