Asshat Opera Company presents: Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)

I am so going to hell for this.
And, of course, this being emmacrew's favorite opera,
I get to sleep on the compost heap for the next month, probably.

N.B.:  This is the 2nd opera of a series. You may want to catch the first episode if you haven't already. Or not.

Dramatis Personae

  SIEGMUND     Wotan's mortal bastard son
  SIEGLINDE    Siegmund's twin bastard sister
  HUNDING      Mr. Sieglinde and owner of the all-important Hut
  WOTAN (Odin) Head God Dude from previous opera
  BRÜNNHILDE   a Valkyrie
  FRICKA       Mrs. Wotan, Goddess of Marriage from previous opera
  SIEGRUNE     another Valkyrie
  WALTRAUTE    yet another Valkyrie
  GRIMGERDE    and another
  ROSSEWEISSE  and another
  SAURKRAUTMITWURSTE ... oh bother, I forget, 
     there are 9 of them, and they are all Very Loud, okay?

Act I

Scene One

[HUNDING's living room, which,
 for some reason that is never fully explained,
 has this tree growing in the middle of it.  
 Whatever.

 Outside, it is a dark and stormy night.  
 No, really.(  ... and so on )