Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung

Product Details

• UPC: 807280135992
• Composer: Richard Wagner
• Opera: Götterdämmerung
• Genre: Opera, Classical Music
• Language: German
• Label: Arthaus Musik
• Release date: Recorded live in 2008

Product Specifications

• Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
• Picture Format: 16:9
• Region Code: 0 (Worldwide), NTSC
• Subtitle Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
• Run Time: 277 minutes

Overview

Experience Richard Wagner's epic opera, Götterdämmerung, performed live in a three-day festival by the Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar and the Staatstheater Thüringen. This captivating production features a talented cast of singers, including Norbert Schmittberg as Siegfried, Mario Hoff as Hagen, and Catherine Foster as Brünnhilde. Conducted by Carl St. Clair and directed by Michael Schulz, this performance showcases beautiful set design and costumes, bringing Wagner's music to life in a visually stunning production.

Cast and Crew

• Siegfried: Norbert Schmittberg
• Gunther: Tomas Möwes
• Alberich: Renatus Mészár
• Hagen: Mario Hoff
• Brünnhilde: Catherine Foster
• Gutrune: Marietta Zumbült
• Waltraute / Erda: Wolfgang Willaschek
• First Norn: Christine Hansmann
• Second Norn: Nadine Weissmann
• Third Norn: Silona Michel
• Woglinde: Silona Michel
• Wellgunde: Susann Günther-Dissmeier
• Floßhilde: Christiane Bassek
• Valkyries: Nadine Weissmann, Christiane Bassek, Christine Hansmann, Susann Günther-Dissmeier, Silona Michel, Kerstin Quandt, Annegret Schodlok, Elke Sobe
• Staatskapelle Weimar
• Opera Chorus of the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar
• Gentlemen of the Philharmonic Chorus Weimar
• Theater Youth Club and Supernumeraries of the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar
• Conductor: Carl St. Clair
• Stage Director: Michael Schulz
• Set Design: Dirk Becker
• Costume Design: Renée Listerdal
• Dramaturgy: Erika Krämer
• Directed for Television and Video: Brooks Riley

Interesting Facts

• Götterdämmerung is the final opera in Richard Wagner's epic cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen.
• The opera is based on Norse mythology and follows the hero Siegfried as he becomes entangled in the intrigues of the gods, ultimately leading to the twilight of the gods (Götterdämmerung).
• This production of Götterdämmerung was performed as part of a three-day festival, offering audiences a unique and immersive experience.