The read
It runs long at 4h 41m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard WagnerWriter
- Otto SchenkDirector
- Brian LargeDirector
- Richard WagnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hildegard BehrensBrünnhilde
- Siegfried JerusalemSiegfried
- Matti SalminenHagen
- Christa LudwigWaltraute
- Anthony RaffellGunther
- Hanna LiskowskaGutrune
- Ekkehard WlaschihaAlberich
- Gweneth Bean1. Norn
- Joyce Castle2. Norn
- Andrea Gruber3. Norn
- Kaaren EricksonWoglinde
- Diane KeslingWellgunde
Themes
operaopera live performance