Götterdämmerung (1990)
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.
Directors: Otto Schenk, Brian Large.
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Hildegard Behrens as Brünnhilde |
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Siegfried Jerusalem as Siegfried |
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Matti Salminen as Hagen |
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Christa Ludwig as Waltraute |
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Anthony Raffell as Gunther |
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Hanna Liskowska as Gutrune |
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha as Alberich |
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Gweneth Bean as 1. Norn |
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Joyce Castle as 2. Norn |
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Andrea Gruber as 3. Norn |
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Kaaren Erickson as Woglinde |
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Diane Kesling as Wellgunde |
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Meredith Parsons as Flosshilde |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Writing | Richard Wagner | Writer |
| Directing | Otto Schenk | Director |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Sound | James Levine | Music Director |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
