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Opera

Götter­dämmerung
Richard Wagner
Pierre Audi, Alain Altinoglu

Presentation
Opera

Der Ring des Nibelungen reaches its apotheosis

Gathered at the foot of the rock where Siegfried and Brünnhilde have come together, three Norns weave the fate of the world. Past, present and future are interwoven in their rope; when it breaks unexpectedly, the fates still have one oracle: the twilight of the gods is imminent! Götterdämmerung has more than one ending: Siegfried falls victim to intrigue and to his own innocence, Valhalla goes up in flames, Brünnhilde sacrifices herself to return the ring to the Rhinemaidens. Alliances are forged and immediately broken again, magical potions and helmets create painful confusions, and generational traumas result in general destruction. Everything familiar to humans and gods collapses. 

Richard Wagner spent twenty-six years tinkering with the final part of his Ring, from the first sketches for the scenario to the completion of the composition. The score is a fascinating blend of motifs from the entire tetralogy and offers, in this new production by Alain Altinoglu and Pierre Audi, a devastating end to the cycle that has captivated La Monnaie for two seasons.

Are you under 30? Then attend this opera on the Young Opera Night (15.2.205) and we treat you to a personal welcome, a free drink and a free programme book.

Dates & tickets

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Location

La Monnaie

Prices

Start ticket sale 19.12.2024

Dynamic ticket prices
Starting from € 16 to € 175
-30 years: € 10 / 25 / 50
-15 years: € 10 / 25 (only via MM Tickets)

Language

Sung in German
Surtitles in Dutch and French

Running time

Prologue: 40'
First act: 80’
Intermission I: 30’
Second act: 70’
Intermission II: 60’
Third act: 80’

Presentation

Introductory talks 45' before the start of the performance: in Dutch by David Vergauwen (Bonbonnière) and in French by Charles-Henry Boland (Grand Foyer)

Streaming

Broadcast live on Auvio, Musiq3 & Klara
23.2.25

Dates & tickets

Dates & Tickets

Cast
Cast

Der Ring des Nibelungen
Ein Bühnenfestspiel für drei Tage und einen Vorabend
Dritter Tag: Götterdämmerung
In drei Aufzügen
Text und Musik von Richard Wagner

Premiere Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 17.8.1876

ConductorALAIN ALTINOGLU DirectorPIERRE AUDI

ChoreographyPIM VEULINGS VideoCHRIS KONDEK

SetsMICHAEL SIMON CostumesPETRA REINHARDT LightingVALERIO TIBERIDramaturgyKLAUS BERTISCHChorus MasterEMMANUEL TRENQUE

SiegfriedBRYAN REGISTER GuntherANDREW FOSTER-WILLIAMS AlberichSCOTT HENDRICKS HagenAIN ANGER BrünnhildeINGELA BRIMBERG GutruneANETT FRITSCH WaltrauteNORA GUBISCH Erste NornMARVIC MONREAL Zweite NornIRIS VAN WIJNEN Dritte NornKATIE LOWE WoglindeTAMARA BANJEŠEVIĆ WellgundeJELENA KORDIĆ FlosshildeCHRISTEL LOETZSCH

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and chorus
La Monnaie Choral Academy

ProductionDE MUNT / LA MONNAIE

In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter

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