Götterdämmerung

8.0 / 10

(5 votes)

The stupendous climax to Wagner’s four-part Ring cycle is brilliantly realized by the Otto Schenk/Günther Schneider-Siemssen production and byJames Levine’s monumental conducting. The Met orchestra, chorus, and an all-star cast make this Götterdämmerung one that truly rises to the occasion. Hildegard Behrens’s Brünnhilde must be experienced to be believed, as does Matti Salminen’s richly sung, domineering Hagen. At the center of the drama is Siegfried Jerusalem as Siegfried, who does not realize he has been drawn into a plot of betrayal until it is too late. Christa Ludwig is magnetic as Waltraute and Ekkehard Wlaschiha is a compelling Alberich.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Music

Duration:

281 minutes

Year:

1990

Director:

Otto Schenk

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Company:

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast:
Hildegard Behrens

Brünnhilde

Siegfried Jerusalem

Siegfried

Matti Salminen

Hagen

Christa Ludwig

Waltraute

Anthony Raffell

Gunther

Crew:
Richard Wagner

Writer

Otto Schenk

Director

Brian Large

Director

James Levine

Music Director

Richard Wagner

Original Music Composer