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Conductor

Lothar Zagrosek

Singer

Tenor

Albert Bonnema

Siegfried

Baritone

Hernán Iturralde

Gunther

Bass

Roland Bracht

Hagen

Franz-Josef Kapellmann

Alberich

Soprano

Luana DeVol

Brünnhilde

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Gutrune

Mezzo-soprano

Tichina Vaughn

Waltraute

Contralto

Janet Collins

First Norn

Lani Poulson

Second Norn

Sue Patchell

Third Norn

Helga Rós Indridadóttir

Woglinde

Sarah Castle

Wellgunde

Flosshilde

Stage director

Peter Konwitschny

Lighting designer

Lothar Baumgarten

Costume designer

Bert Neumann

Set designer

Dramaturge

Werner Hintze

Juliane Votteler

Chorus master

Ulrich Eistert

Others

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Götterdämmerung -  (The Twilight of the Gods)

Stuttgart

Germany

Opernhaus

Performed at the Opera of Stuttgart, Twilight of the Gods, the last day of the Tetralogy, reveals another side to the Wagnerian mythology.

"Four operas, four directors." The response to this singular artistic idea is Wagner's Tetralogy produced in 2000 on the stage of the Stuttgart Opera under the direction of Austrian conductor Lothar Zagrosek and filmed in 2002-2003. The Rhinegold (the Prologue) was entrusted to Joachim Schlömer, The Valkyrie to Christof Nel, Siegfried to Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito, and lastly the last day of the Ring, the Twilight of the Gods to Peter Konwitschny, a German of Polish extraction, a regular performer of Wagnerian works who directed Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan and The Mastersingers of Nuremberg.

Iconoclastic and experimental, this Tetralogy created a sensation, until this Twilight of the Gods. Peter Konwitschny brings together characters in suits and ties and others in animal hides, which reveals the Wagnerian mythology from an ironic perspective. However, he does so to explore things in greater depth and to recapture the truth of the Wagnerian gesture and not out of gratuitous provocation. The fall of the gods and the decline of the order they embody are real, so is the emotion.

Musically the conductor and the orchestra performed perfectly, and vocally the cast represented a challenge. Peter Konwitschny raises his head with joy when applauded by an audience seduced in spite of being slightly shocked.

Der Ring des Nibelungen: Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner, from Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2002. Directed by Hans Hulscher, conductor Lothar Zagrosek. Starring Albert Bonnema, Roland Bracht, Hernan Iturralde, Franz-Josef Kapellmann, Luana DeVol, Eva-Maria Westbroek.

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The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods
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Albert Bonnema - Siegfried Roland Bracht - Hagen Hernan Iturralde - Gunther Franz-Josef Kapellmann - Alberich Luana DeVol - Brünnhilde Eva-Maria Westbroek - Gutrune Tichina Vaughn - Waltraute Janet Collins - three Norns Lani Poulson - three Norns Sue Patchell - three Norns Helga Rós Indridadóttir - Wolglinde Sarah Castle - Wellgunde Janet Collins - Flosshilde Staatsorchester Stuttgart Staatsoper Stuttgart Lothar Zagrosek - conductor Ulrich Eistert - choir master Peter Konwitschny - stage director Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen: Götterdämmerung
0:00 Intro credits
5:50 Prologue
21:56 Acts

Final opera of the Ring cycle tells the story of how the ring and its curse brings the downfall of the Gods and a tragic and to the love of Siegfried and Brünnhilde. As Brünnhilde's death becomes an act of redemption for the gods and for all living creatures, a new dawn of hope is ushered in.

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From the Staatsoper Stuttgart,
The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods
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Watch the Cycle "The Ring of Nibelung":http://bit.ly/Wager-Cycle-DerRingdesN...

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Albert Bonnema - Siegfried
Roland Bracht - Hagen
Hernan Iturralde - Gunther
Franz-Josef Kapellmann - Alberich
Luana DeVol - Brünnhilde
Eva-Maria Westbroek - Gutrune
Tichina Vaughn - Waltraute
Janet Collins - three Norns
Lani Poulson - three Norns
Sue Patchell - three Norns
Helga Rós Indridadóttir - Wolglinde
Sarah Castle - Wellgunde
Janet Collins - Flosshilde

Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Staatsoper Stuttgart
Lothar Zagrosek - conductor
Ulrich Eistert - choir master

Peter Konwitschny - stage director

Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen: Götterdämmerung
Act II

Final opera of the Ring cycle tells the story of how the ring and its curse brings the downfall of the Gods and a tragic and to the love of Siegfried and Brünnhilde. As Brünnhilde's death becomes an act of redemption for the gods and for all living creatures,a new dawn of hope is ushered in.

From the Staatsoper Stuttgart,
The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods
Watch the full opera: http://bit.ly/Wagner-Gotterdammerung
Watch the Cycle "The Ring of Nibelung": http://bit.ly/Wager-Cycle-DerRingdesN...

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Albert Bonnema - Siegfried
Roland Bracht - Hagen
Hernan Iturralde - Gunther
Franz-Josef Kapellmann - Alberich
Luana DeVol - Brünnhilde
Eva-Maria Westbroek - Gutrune
Tichina Vaughn - Waltraute
Janet Collins - three Norns
Lani Poulson - three Norns
Sue Patchell - three Norns
Helga Rós Indridadóttir - Wolglinde
Sarah Castle - Wellgunde
Janet Collins - Flosshilde

Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Staatsoper Stuttgart
Lothar Zagrosek - conductor
Ulrich Eistert - choir master

Peter Konwitschny - stage director

Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen: Götterdämmerung
Act III

Final opera of the Ring cycle tells the story of how the ring and its curse brings the downfall of the Gods and a tragic and to the love of Siegfried and Brünnhilde. As Brünnhilde's death becomes an act of redemption for the gods and for all living creatures, a new dawn of hope is ushered in.

You might find yourself doubting the wisdom of some aspects of the staging, such as the wooden horse, or the partly archaic costumes - but this does nothing to undermine Albert Bonnema's fascinating performance as Siegfried. In terms of both his acting and his singing, he is highly convincing in the role of the imperious hero, who is so certain of victory. His voice is powerful and flexible throughout, all the way down to the horrifying finale. The Stuttgart "Ring" quartet draws to a thrilling close.

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