| La Wally by Alfredo Catalani. Act 4 High in the Alps Södertäljeoperan 2008 Dirigent Giovanni Impellizzeri Hagenbach - Mats Carlsson - tenor. www.matscarlsson.net The story of a young Tyrolean woman, La Wally, who defies her father, flouts convention, suffers emotionally, and meets accidental death with her lover, Hagenbach, just as happiness finally looms. Act 4 High in the Alps Lonely and depressed Wally has climbed into the mountains above the village. Suddenly Wally hears Hagenbach voice. It is he who has come to confess his love. The lovers are reconciled and Hagenbach goes to find a safe path back down the mountain. He shouts up to Wally, but the noise of his call sets off an avalanche which carries him down to his death. |