Die Walküre (Metropolitan Opera)
It took about three notes to realise the triumph of "Das Rheingold" wasn't going to sustain through "Die Walküre". Fabio Luisi kicked off the storm at such an absurd speed that the now regularly inept Metropolitan Orchestra brass section were never going to cope. And thus followed an unsatisfactory Act I of music making, some decent singing marred by a poor orchestral performance.Act I also brings Lepage's weakest d…