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 titles. Running time: 6hrs 15mins. Performance time includes two intervals, one of 30mins and one of 1hr 15mins.

Cast/Performers

Alwyn Mellor (Brunnhilde), Mati Turi (Siegfried), Mats Almgren (Hagen), Orla Boylan (Gutrune), Eric Greene (Gunther), Jo Pohlheim (Alberich), Susan Bickley (Waltraute), Katherine Broderick (Woglinde), Madeleine Shaw (Wellgunde), Sarah Castle (Flosshilde)

Creatives/Company

Author: Wagner
Company: Opera North
Conductor: Richard Farnes
Other: Peter Mumford (concert staging)
Lighting: Peter Mumford