Details

Part of the Wagner ring cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen. Running time approx. 6hr. In Gotterdammerung we find that Hagen (Albrich's son) has drugged Siegmund, making him fall out of love with Brunnhilde so that he can marry her himself - meanwhile Brunnhilde, angered at the fickle nature of her lover, vows revenge. Sung in German with English surtitles. Running time: 6hrs 30mins (with 2 intervals)

Cast/Performers

Maria Radner (First Norn), Karen Cargill (Second Norn), Elisabeth Meister (Third Norn), Susan Bullock (Brunnhilde), Stefan Vinke (Siegfied), Peter Coleman-Wright (Gunther), John Tomlinson (Hagen), Rachel Willis-Sorensen), Mihoko Fujimura (Waltraute), Wolfgang Koch (Alberich), Nadine Livingstone (Woglinde), Kai Ruutel (Wellgunde), Harriet Williams (Flosshilde)

Creatives/Company

Author: Wagner
Producer: Royal Opera House
Company(s): Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director(s): Keith Warner, Malcolm Ranson (fight)
Design(s): Stefanos Lazaridis, Mic Pool (video), Dick Straker (video), Matthew Deely (associate set designer)
Costume: Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting: Wolfgang Gobbel
Choreographer: Clare Glaskin (original choreography)