Ring Festival LA - Richard Wagner's Gotterdammerung April 25, 2010

Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods) is the final chapter of Richard Wagner's monumental four-part epic Der Ring des Nibelungen. The opera opens with the rapturous love shared by Brunnhilde and Siegfried, followed by plotting for the ring and murder. When the cursed ring is returned to the Rhine maidens the Rhine overflows its banks and Valhalla goes up in flames in a spectacular finale unparalleled in opera. The all star cast leads are: soprano Linda Watson as Br?nnhilde, with British tenor John Treleaven as Siegfried, bass Eric Halfvarson as Hagen, baritone Richard Paul Fink as Alberich, bass-baritone Alan Held as Gunther, and soprano Jennifer Wilson as Gutrune. LA Opera Music Director James Conlon conducts the production by director/designer Achim Freyer. Tickets: $20 to $260