Brünnhilde

American  

[broon-hil-duh, bryn-hil-duh] / brʊnˈhɪl də, ˌbrünˈhɪl də /

noun

1. the heroine of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs.

2. Brunhild.

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Brünnhilde Cultural  

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.

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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

The “Todesverkündigung,” the dreamlike scene in “Die Walküre” in which Brünnhilde appears to Siegmund in a vision, was steadily, hauntingly built.

From New York Times