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To her, the supreme deity is just another blustering male who can be gently, lovingly talked down.
Die Walkureis about the gods proxy battle, fought by grunting mortals but choreographed from on high.
Not many Wagnerian sopranos can manage that demotion with such a fine balance of backbone and grace.
Goerke releases a big, slow-moving sound that acquires iridescent warmth as it blooms out into the auditorium.
She has no need to holler.
And yet her voice is also more maneuverable than its size suggests.
Doubt, regret, defiance, tenderness, and pride all flicker through her scenes.
Goerke is singingDie Walkureat the Metropolitan Opera through May 7.
