Wagner: Götterdämmerung (2014)
Götterdämmerung, the final instalment of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung, is a story of human passions. Two essentially benevolent creatures, involved with and possibly doomed by their traffic with the gods, find treachery and evil in the world of the humans, and are ruined by the dark side of humanity. Iréne Theorin, acclaimed worldwide for her portrayal of Wagner’s heroines, stars as Brünnhilde opposite Lance Ryan, who continues his radiant portrayal of the tragic hero Siegfried. The strong cast also includes Mikhail Petrenko as the dark antagonist Hagen and Johannes Martin Kränzle, who once again shines as his father Alberich. Waltraud Meier has a memorable appearance as Brünnhilde’s sister Waltraute. With this 2013 recording of Götterdämmerung, the musically and visually compelling Scala Ring Cycle by Daniel Barenboim and Guy Cassiers was completed and proved to be one of the highlights of the Richard Wagner bicentenary.
Director: Guy Cassiers
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Lance Ryan as Siegfried |
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Iréne Theorin as Brünnhilde |
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Mikhail Petrenko as Hagen |
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Johannes Martin Kränzle as Alberich |
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Gerd Grochowski as Gunther |
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Waltraud Meier as Waltraute/Zweite Norn |
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Anna Samuil as Gutrune/Dritte Norn |
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Margarita Nekrasova as Erste Norn |
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Aga Mikolaj as Woglinde |
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Maria Gortsevskaya as Wellgunde |
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Anna Lapkovskaja as Flosshilde |
| Sound | Daniel Barenboim | Conductor |
| Directing | Guy Cassiers | Director |
| Writing | Richard Wagner | Writer |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
