Götterdämmerung - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Götterdämmerung
Text by Richard Wagner
Conductor
Franz Welser-Möst
Directing
Sven-Eric Bechtolf
Stage
Rolf Glittenberg
Costumes
Marianne Glittenberg
Siegfried
Burkhard Fritz
Gunther
Clemens Unterreiner
Hagen
Dmitry Belosselskiy
Alberich
Michael Nagy
Brünnhilde
Ricarda Merbeth
Gutrune
Regine Hangler
Waltraute
Monika Bohinec
Contents
Three norns spin the rope of destiny, describing the past, present and future: Alberich's robbery of the Rhine gold, the curse of the ring, Wotan's self-constitution by cutting his contractual spear out of the world ash tree, her withering, her felling, Siegfried's encounter with Wotan. But the rope of fate snaps, the Norns flee down to their mother, Erda. Siegfried says goodbye to Brünnhilde at the Valkyrie Rock and is provided with protective runes by her; Siegfried leaves the ring of the Nibelung as a token of love.
1st elevator
Hagen, Alberich's son, advises his half-brother Gunther and his sister Gutrune to increase the fame of the Gibichungen: Gunther should marry Brünnhilde and Gutrune Siegfried. When he gets to them, Gutrune, on Hagen's advice, hands him a potion that makes Siegfried Brünnhilde suddenly forget - he falls in love with Gutrune. In order to win her, he promises to get Brünnhilde from the Valkyrie Rock for Gunther. After forming blood brotherhood with Gunther, Siegfried rushes off to win Brünnhilde for Gunther. In the meantime, Brünnhilde is visited by her sister, the Valkyrie Waltraute. She begs her to return the ring to the Rhinemaidens in order to break the curse. However, Brünnhilde refuses the ring because it is Siegfried's pledge of love. Siegfried appears, transformed by his Tarnhelm into the form of Gunther, passes through the fire and vanquishes Brünnhilde. As a sign of her marriage - to Gunther - he snatches the ring from her.
2nd elevator
In a nocturnal scene, Alberich warns his son Hagen to win the ring for him. When Brünnhilde, who arrives with Gunther, sees Siegfried and Gutrune as a couple and recognizes the ring on Siegfried's hand, she accuses him of breach of trust. Siegfried denies his guilt, but Hagen, Gunther and Brünnhilde decide to kill him.
3rd elevator
While hunting, Siegfried meets the Rhinemaidens who ask him for the ring and warn him about the curse. But the ring stays with Siegfried. The hunting party joins him, and at Hagen's request, Siegfried talks about his life up to now. As he speaks, Hagen hands him a potion that restores Brünnhilde's memory. Hagen sees this as a confession of betrayal and stabs him in the back with a spear. Dying, Siegfried remembers his love for Brünnhilde. In the dispute over the ring, Hagen kills Gunther, but Brünnhilde now reasserts her original right to Siegfried - and the ring: she orders Siegfried to be burned and throws herself into the fire. The Rhine, rising over its banks, floods the site of the fire, the three Rhine daughters pull Hagen, who wants to win the ring for himself, into the depths, the ring has fallen back to the Rhine again. While Valhalla goes up in flames, people experience the downfall of the gods with great emotion.
Subject to change.
Conductor
Franz Welser-Möst
Directing
Sven-Eric Bechtolf
Stage
Rolf Glittenberg
Costumes
Marianne Glittenberg
Siegfried
Burkhard Fritz
Gunther
Clemens Unterreiner
Hagen
Dmitry Belosselskiy
Alberich
Michael Nagy
Brünnhilde
Ricarda Merbeth
Gutrune
Regine Hangler
Waltraute
Monika Bohinec
Contents
Three norns spin the rope of destiny, describing the past, present and future: Alberich's robbery of the Rhine gold, the curse of the ring, Wotan's self-constitution by cutting his contractual spear out of the world ash tree, her withering, her felling, Siegfried's encounter with Wotan. But the rope of fate snaps, the Norns flee down to their mother, Erda. Siegfried says goodbye to Brünnhilde at the Valkyrie Rock and is provided with protective runes by her; Siegfried leaves the ring of the Nibelung as a token of love.
1st elevator
Hagen, Alberich's son, advises his half-brother Gunther and his sister Gutrune to increase the fame of the Gibichungen: Gunther should marry Brünnhilde and Gutrune Siegfried. When he gets to them, Gutrune, on Hagen's advice, hands him a potion that makes Siegfried Brünnhilde suddenly forget - he falls in love with Gutrune. In order to win her, he promises to get Brünnhilde from the Valkyrie Rock for Gunther. After forming blood brotherhood with Gunther, Siegfried rushes off to win Brünnhilde for Gunther. In the meantime, Brünnhilde is visited by her sister, the Valkyrie Waltraute. She begs her to return the ring to the Rhinemaidens in order to break the curse. However, Brünnhilde refuses the ring because it is Siegfried's pledge of love. Siegfried appears, transformed by his Tarnhelm into the form of Gunther, passes through the fire and vanquishes Brünnhilde. As a sign of her marriage - to Gunther - he snatches the ring from her.
2nd elevator
In a nocturnal scene, Alberich warns his son Hagen to win the ring for him. When Brünnhilde, who arrives with Gunther, sees Siegfried and Gutrune as a couple and recognizes the ring on Siegfried's hand, she accuses him of breach of trust. Siegfried denies his guilt, but Hagen, Gunther and Brünnhilde decide to kill him.
3rd elevator
While hunting, Siegfried meets the Rhinemaidens who ask him for the ring and warn him about the curse. But the ring stays with Siegfried. The hunting party joins him, and at Hagen's request, Siegfried talks about his life up to now. As he speaks, Hagen hands him a potion that restores Brünnhilde's memory. Hagen sees this as a confession of betrayal and stabs him in the back with a spear. Dying, Siegfried remembers his love for Brünnhilde. In the dispute over the ring, Hagen kills Gunther, but Brünnhilde now reasserts her original right to Siegfried - and the ring: she orders Siegfried to be burned and throws herself into the fire. The Rhine, rising over its banks, floods the site of the fire, the three Rhine daughters pull Hagen, who wants to win the ring for himself, into the depths, the ring has fallen back to the Rhine again. While Valhalla goes up in flames, people experience the downfall of the gods with great emotion.
Subject to change.
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