Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Le Crépuscule des dieux (Götterdämmerung), opéra en 3 actes

Anja Kampe, soprano (Brünhilde)
Andreas Schager, ténor (Siegfried)
Mika Kares, basse (Hagen)
Mandy Fredrich, soprano (Gutrune)
Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano (Waltraute)
Johannes Martin Kränzle, baryton (Alberich)
Evelin Novak, soprano (Woglinde)
Natalia Skrycka, mezzo-soprano (Wellgunde)
Anna Lapkovskaja, mezzo-soprano (Floßhilde)
Noa Beinart, contralto (Première nonne)
Kristina Stanek, mezzo-soprano (Deuxième nonne)
Anna Samuil, soprano (Troisième nonne)
Staatskappelle Berlin
Christian Thielemann, direction
Dimitri Tcherniakov, mise en scène

Wagner's immense imagination reveals itself in the composer’s 16-hour Ring cycle, being able to fully captivate worldwide audiences since its complete performance in 1876 in Bayreuth. Christian Thielemann’s conducting of “Velvety sound of unmatched beauty” (The Guardian) leads an extremely sophisticated production, with Tcherniakov’s stage that meets the highest technical standards, evolved in ever new, impressive spaces. Götterdämmerung is the concluding chapter of Wagner’s monumental four-part opus, which he conceived in the light of the revolution of 1848/49 and completed in 1874 after numerous attempts and a long interruption. In many ways, the thematic and musical threads are intertwined in a highly artistic and complex manner. “Tcherniakov, as usual, manages details on a level rarely seen in opera.” (The New York Times)